Volcanoes of the Leizhou Peninsula
The volcanoes of the Leizhou Peninsula are located on or next to the Leizhou Peninsula ( Chinese 雷州 半岛 , Pinyin Léizhōu Bàndǎo ) and neighboring islands in the southwestern part of the Chinese province of Guangdong in southern China . There are 76 volcanoes on the peninsula , most of which are extinct. In the south behind the 30 km wide Hainan Road ( Qiongzhou Haixia ) on the island province of Hainan , the zone is continued by the volcanoes of Qiongshan , such as the Ma'anling volcano .
According to the shape and distribution of the volcanic rock, the North Leizhou Peninsula volcanic group ( 雷 北 火山 群 , Leibei huoshanqun ), the South Leizhou Peninsula volcanic group ( 雷南 火山 群 , Leinan huoshanqun ) and volcanic islands ( 火山 (岩)岛屿 , Huoshan (yan) daoyu ) differentiated:
North Leizhou Peninsula Volcanic Group
Eastern part of Suixi遂溪 县 County, Zhanjiang City: Huguang 湖光 and Dongpoling 东坡 岭 and on the north bank of Anpu Port-铺 港 (to Lianjiang廉江 市). The highest cones have Bijialing 笔架 岭 and Jiaoyiling 交椅 岭 (165.3 m above sea level). Typical craters are Huguanyan 湖光岩, Luogangling 螺 岗 岭 and Jiaoyiling 交椅 岭.
South Leizhou Peninsula Volcanic Group
Leizhou City , Xuwen County . Shililing 仕 礼 岭 (226 m), Shimaoling 石 茆 岭 (259 m), Yingfengling 鹰 峰岭 (239 m), Jiashanling 嘉山岭 (182 m), Fangshenling 房 参 岭, Huoshankou yizhi 火山 口 遗址. Typical craters are Qingtongyang 青桐 洋 Tianyang 田 洋, Jiudouyang 九 斗 洋 in the Yingfeng Ling鹰 峰岭Mountains .
Volcanic islands
On the island of Donghai Dao东 海岛 the volcano Longshui Ling龙 水 岭 and island Naozhou Dao硇 洲岛, the island Weizhou Dao涠洲岛 (to Guangxi ) and the island Xieyang Dao斜阳 岛.
See also
Web links
- Volcanoes of the Leizhou Peninsula in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 13, 2008 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.
Coordinates: 20 ° 30 ' N , 110 ° 10' E