Nantai Island

Nantai Island
Native name: 南台岛
	Nantai Island in central Fuzhou
Geography
Coordinates	26°02′13″N 119°19′44″E / 26.037°N 119.329°E
Area	118.2 km2 (45.6 sq mi)
Coastline	66 km (41 mi)
Highest point	Gaogai Mountain (高盖山)
Administration
	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Fuzhou
District	Cangshan

Nantai (simplified Chinese: 南台岛; traditional Chinese: 南台島; pinyin: Nántái Dǎo) is the largest island in the Min River of Fujian.^[1] It is located in the center of the Fuzhou Plain [zh], surrounded by the "north harbor" of the Min (闽江北港)^[a] and the Wulong River [zh], or "south harbor" of the Min.^[2] It has the nickname "Island of Chinese snowballs and jade" (琼花玉岛).^[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 (高盖山), Hama Mountain (虾蟆山; 'toad mountain'), and Yantai Mountain (烟台山),^[6]^[7] amounting to a land area of less than 30 km² (12 sq mi). The island gradually expanded to over 100 km² (39 sq mi) in the modern era, leading to the formation of Heidong Mountain (鬼洞山), Miaofeng Mountain (妙峰山), Guilong Mountain (圭龙山), and Qingyuan Peak (清源顶). The island continues to expand toward the northwest and southeast.^[6]

Geography

Nantai has an area of 118.2 km² (45.6 sq mi), 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 (高盖山) at 202.6 m (665 ft), though most of the island is below 150 m (490 ft).^[8]

References

^ Alternatively known as the Nantai River (Chinese: 南台江; pinyin: Nántái Jiāng), abbreviated "Tai River" (台江). Hence the island's name, Nantai, meaning "south of the Tai [River]".^[1]

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^ 蔡文焰 (July 1989). 福州南台岛的演变与成因分析. 福建师范大学学报(自然科学版) (in Simplified Chinese). Fuzhou: Fujian Normal University. ISSN 1000-5277. 福州南台岛位于......一个倒斜的"S"形。{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
^ 陈鸿星 (2010-07-21). 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. 福州晚报. Fuzhou. 喜阅. pp. A5. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-14. 南台岛，素有"琼花玉岛"的美誉。
^ 占润进 (March 2010). 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 (in Simplified Chinese). Fuzhou: 中国农村水利水电杂志编辑部. ISSN 1007-2284. 南台岛......素有"琼花玉岛"美称
^ 潮涌琼花玉岛──福州仓山区巡礼. 福建税务 (in Chinese (China)) (3). Fuzhou: 福建省国家税务局;福建省地方税务局;福建省税务学会. 1994. ISSN 1007-0877. 潮涌琼花玉岛......还要雅典得多。
^ ^a ^b ^c 蔡文焰 (July 1989). 福州南台岛的演变与成因分析. 福建师范大学学报(自然科学版) (in Simplified Chinese). Fuzhou: Fujian Normal University. ISSN 1000-5277. 大约在晚更新世......扩大面积。
^ 南台岛. 福州市地名区域网 [Fuzhou Place Names and Districts]. Fuzhou People's Government. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-13. 岛上高盖山......淤积其间连接而成。
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