Huaguang Jiao

Huaguang Jiao
ISS photo of the atoll
Waters	South China Sea
Geographical location	16 ° 14 '  N , 111 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 16 ° 14 '  N , 111 ° 41'  E
Number of islands	0
length	27.6 km
width	8.3 km
Land area	0 ha
total area	182 km²
Residents	uninhabited
Map of the Xisha Islands

Huaguang Jiao ( Chinese  華光 礁  /  华光 礁 , English Discovery Reef / Huaguang Reef ) is an atoll without an island or land area of ​​the Xisha Islands (Paracel Islands). It belongs to the Yongle Qundao , the western archipelago of the Xisha Islands.

Various ancient Chinese shipwrecks have been discovered and excavated here recently. A famous find - Huaguang Reef No. 1 - made up of around 10,000 clay and porcelain objects came from the time of the Southern Song Dynasty .

Web links

• Precious items recovered from shipwreck near Xisha Islands
• Name variants

Footnotes

1. ↑ http://german.cri.cn/401/2007/05/18/[e-mail]