List of islands of Hainan

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There are many islands directly off the coast of Hainan Island, the southernmost province in China. There are also groups of disputed islands located hundreds of kilometres away that are also within the jurisdiction of Hainan. The following is an incomplete list of these notable islands.

Name Image Notes
Boundary Island 120px This is an island in Lingshui County between Lingshui and Wanning, in Riyue Bay.

It is the earliest development of an open uninhabited tourist type area. In 2008 it became a national 4A level scenic spot, and in 2013 was promoted to national 5A-class tourist attraction, becoming China's first.[1][2][3][4][5]

Dazhou Island 120px Commonly known as Grand Island, this is a state-level nature reserve located about 5 km (3.1 mi) off the coast of Wanning, Hainan, China. This protected area covers 4.36 square kilometres, and comprises three mountains spanning two islands. The islands are composed of mainly rain forests and rocky terrain.
Dongmaozhou 120px This island is located in Sanya Bay.
Fenjiezhou 120px Sea turtles are known to lay eggs on this island, which is off the coast of Lingshui.[6][7]
Ganzhe Island 120px This island is located in near Wanning in Chunyuan Bay.
Haidian Island 120px This is a well-developed and heavily populated island that is part of the city of Haikou. It is located over the Haidian River and directly to the east of Xinbu Island.
Artificial island at Hainan International Convention And Exhibition Center 120px Part of the Hainan International Convention And Exhibition Center, this island is currently under construction. A hotel will be built on it.
Jiajing Island 120px This island is located off the coast of Wanning around 3 km off the coast of Shimei Bay.[8]
Unidentified artificial island 120px Located a few hundred metres from Evergreen Park (Haikou), this peanut-shaped island was being developed, but since Typhoon Rammasun, no construction has taken place.
Nanwan Monkey Island 120px Actually a peninsula, but commonly consider to be an island, this body of land is a monkey nature reserve and tourist attraction.
Ocean Flower Island This is an under-construction, artificial archipeligo located off the north coast of Hainan, west of Yangpu Peninsula.
Paracel Islands ParacelIslands.png Part of Sansha, this is a group of islands, reefs, banks and other maritime features in the South China Sea.
Phoenix Island 120px This is an artificial archipelago forming an island resort currently under construction in Sanya, Hainan Province, China.[9][10][11]

The island is located in Sanya Bay, and is 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) long by 350 metres (1,150 ft) wide and covers a total area of 393,825 square metres (4,239,100 sq ft).[12] It is connected the shore by a 395-metre bridge.

Simapo Island 120px Located in the Nandu River directly to the south of the Qiongzhou Bridge, this island was once farmland, and is now being developed as a golf course.
Spratly Islands Spratly Islands-CIA WFB Map.png Part of Sansha, the Spratly Islands are a disputed group of more than 750 reefs, islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea

the islands contain approximately 4 km2 (1.5 mi2) of land area spread over a vast area of more than 425,000 km2 (164,000 mi2).

Wuzhizhou Island 120px This island is located off the coast of Hainan Province, China. This 1.48 square kilometre island is situated within Haitang Bay, approximately 30 kilometres northeast of Sanya, between Nanwan Monkey Island to the north, and Yalong Bay to the south.
Ximaozhou 120px This island is located in Sanya Bay.[13]
Xinbu Island 120px This island is located directly to the east of Haidian Island
Zhouzai Island 120px Zhouzai Island is off the coast of Wanning. It has an area of .75 hectares.[14]
Nanhai Pearl Artificial Island 120px This is an under-construction island owned by HNA Group off the coast of Holiday Beach


References

  1. http://news.dichan.sina.com.cn/2012/12/23/620401.html (in Chinese)
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