Nantai Island Explained

Nantai Island
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Country:People's Republic of China
Country Admin Divisions Title:Province
Country Admin Divisions:Fujian
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Prefecture-level city
Country Admin Divisions 1:Fuzhou
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:District
Country Admin Divisions 2:Cangshan
Coordinates:26.037°N 119.329°W
Area Km2:118.2
Coastline Km:66
Highest Mount:Gaogai Mountain (Chinese: 高盖山)

Nantai is the largest island in the Min River of Fujian.[1] It is located in the center of the, surrounded by the "north harbor" of the Min and the, or "south harbor" of the Min.[2] It has the nickname "Island of Chinese snowballs and jade" .[3] [4] [5]

Nantai Island is wholly located in and forms the majority of Cangshan District, Fuzhou.[1]

Geology

Around or before the Late Pleistocene, Nantai was only a rocky islet in the mouth of the Min River.[6] It mostly comprised the present-day Gaogai Mountain (Chinese: 高盖山), Hama Mountain, and Yantai Mountain (Chinese: 烟台山),[6] [7] amounting to a land area of less than 30km2. The island gradually expanded to over 100km2 in the modern era, leading to the formation of Heidong Mountain (Chinese: 鬼洞山), Miaofeng Mountain (Chinese: 妙峰山), Guilong Mountain (Chinese: 圭龙山), and Qingyuan Peak (Chinese: 清源顶). The island continues to expand toward the northwest and southeast.[6]

Geography

Nantai has an area of 118.2km2, and is shaped like a rotated "S" along a southeast-northwest axis. It is oblong, with a comparatively short north-south length and long east-west span.[8] The highest point on the island is Gaoshan Mountain (Chinese: 高盖山) at 202.6m (664.7feet), though most of the island is below 150m (490feet).[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.fuzhou.gov.cn/dmw/dmdg/scgs/200912/t20091208_129432.htm. zh:南台岛. Fuzhou People's Government . zh:福州市地名区域网 . Fuzhou Place Names and Districts . 2013-12-13. "Chinese: 南台岛位于福州市仓山区，...南北两港之间。" and "Chinese: 岛北一段水域......因此而得名。".
  2. 1000-5277 . http://xuewen.cnki.net/CJFD-FJSZ198904018.html . zh:福州南台岛的演变与成因分析 . . 蔡文焰 . zh:福建师范大学学报(自然科学版) . Fuzhou . zh-hans . "Chinese: 福州南台岛位于......一个倒斜的“S”形。" . July 1989 .
  3. News: http://epaper.xplus.com/papers/fzwb/20100721/n13.shtml. zh:不仅是文教名区，更要建宜居宜业新城区 仓山：“琼花玉岛”华丽转身 . zh:福州晚报. 2010-07-21. 喜阅. 2013-12-14. 陈鸿星. Fuzhou. A5. "Chinese: 南台岛，素有“琼花玉岛”的美誉。" . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131218112345/http://epaper.xplus.com/papers/fzwb/20100721/n13.shtml. 2013-12-18.
  4. 1007-2284 . http://xuewen.cnki.net/CJFD-ZNSD201003015.html . zh:福州市南台岛东片区内河生态景观补水研究 . 中国农村水利水电杂志编辑部 . 占润进 . zh:中国农村水利水电 . Fuzhou . zh-hans . "Chinese: 南台岛......素有“琼花玉岛”美称" . March 2010 .
  5. 1007-0877 . http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTOTAL-FJSW403.044.htm . zh:潮涌琼花玉岛──福州仓山区巡礼 . 福建省国家税务局;福建省地方税务局;福建省税务学会 . zh:福建税务 . 1994 . 3 . Fuzhou . zh-cn . "Chinese: 潮涌琼花玉岛......还要雅典得多。".
  6. 1000-5277 . http://xuewen.cnki.net/CJFD-FJSZ198904018.html . zh:福州南台岛的演变与成因分析 . . 蔡文焰 . zh:福建师范大学学报(自然科学版) . Fuzhou . zh-hans . Chinese: 大约在晚更新世......扩大面积。. July 1989.
  7. Web site: http://www.fuzhou.gov.cn/dmw/dmdg/scgs/200912/t20091208_129432.htm. https://archive.today/20131213152711/http://www.fuzhou.gov.cn/dmw/dmdg/scgs/200912/t20091208_129432.htm. dead. December 13, 2013. zh:南台岛 . Fuzhou People's Government . zh:福州市地名区域网 . Fuzhou Place Names and Districts. 2013-12-13. Chinese: 岛上高盖山......淤积其间连接而成。.
  8. Web site: http://www.fuzhou.gov.cn/dmw/dmdg/scgs/200912/t20091208_129432.htm . zh:南台岛. Fuzhou People's Government . zh:福州市地名区域网 . Fuzhou Place Names and Districts. 2013-12-13. "Chinese: 南台岛东西长......（螺洲到烟台山）", "Chinese: 高盖山为全岛最高....202.6米。", "Chinese: 地表起伏大....海拔在150米以下".

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