Haijiao
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Haijiao also known as Tong Island (童岛), Taibujiao (泰簿礁) or Taijiao (泰礁), is located at 30°44'6"N, 123°9'24"E in the northeast corner of Zhoushanqundao (the Zhoushan Islands) and belongs to Shengsi County
Shengsi County
Shengsi County is a county of Zhoushan, China. It is under the administration of the Hangzhou city....

 of Zhoushan
Zhoushan
Zhoushan or Zhoushan Archipelago New Area; formerly transliterated as Chusan, is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province of Eastern China. The only prefecture-level city of the People's Republic of China consisting solely of islands, it lies across the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay,...

 city. The name Haijiao literally means 'the ocean reef', and its generally accepted cartographic name of Taijiao literally means 'the extreme reef', a reference to its isolated position on the edge of China's maritime territory. It is a baseline point of China's territorial seas.

See also

  • Zhoushanqundao (舟山群岛)
  • Suyanjiao (Suyan Rock) (苏岩礁)
  • Dongnanjiao
    Dongnanjiao
    Dongnanjiao Island, .Dongnanjiao locates in northeast corner of Zhoushanqundao ,76 km from Shengsi County。 it belongs to the Shengsi County of Zhoushan city....

    (东南礁)
  • Sheshandao(佘山岛)

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