Leizhou Peninsula
| Leizhou Peninsula | ||
 Leizhou Peninsula ( Leizhou Bandao ) off Hainan |
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| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 21 ° 0 ′ N , 110 ° 0 ′ E | |
| Waters 1 | South China Sea | |
| Waters 2 | Gulf of Tonking | |
| length | 140 km | |
| width | 70 km | |
The Leizhou Peninsula ( Chinese 雷州 半島 / 雷州 半岛 , Pinyin Léizhōu Bàndǎo ) is a peninsula in the southwestern part of the Chinese province of Guangdong in southern China . It is one of the three major Chinese peninsulas. Its extension in north-south direction is approx. 140 km, in east-west direction approx. 70 km. To the east of it lies the South China Sea , to the west the Gulf of Tonking and to the south the 30 km wide Hainan Strait ( Qiongzhou Haixia ), which separates it from the island province of Hainan . The largest city is Zhanjiang . There are the Litang- Zhanjiang (Li-Zhan Railway 黎湛 铁路) and Zhanjiang- Hai'an Port ( Yue-Hai Railway ) railway lines .
There are 76 volcanoes on the peninsula, most of which are extinct.
See also
Web links
- Stone dogs from the Leizhou Peninsula
- Leizhou Peninsula in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
Footnotes
- ↑ A large parish in Nanning .
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
