LeoiZäu Peninsula / 雷州半島
Simplified Chinese 雷州半岛
Traditional Chinese 雷州半島
Transcriptions
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin léizhōu bàndǎo
Min
- Hokkien POJ lûi-chiu pòaⁿ-tó
Cantonese
- Jyutping lui4 zau1 bun3 dou2
The Leizhou Peninsula is a peninsula in the southernmost part of Guangdong province in southern China.
Leizhou peninsula
Contents
1 Geography
2 Climate
3 Towns
4 See also
5 External links
Geography
Leizhou Peninsula (simplified Chinese: 雷州半岛; traditional Chinese: 雷州半島) is the third largest peninsula in China with an area of of circa 8,500 square kilometer located on the southwestern end of Guangdong, with the Gulf of Tonkin to the west and the 30 km wide Qiongzhou Strait to the south, separating the peninsula from Hainan Island. It is the most southerly point of China on the continent.
Geologically, basalt terraces account for 43% of the peninsula's area. The rest is divided up between marine terraces (27%) and alluvial plains (17%). Leizhou Peninsula is dotted with a few inactive volcanoes, beaches and low-lying diluvial plains.
Climate
The peninsula lies in tropical South China. The region is under the influence of continental northeastern monsoons and maritime southeastern and southwestern monsoons. Typhoons occasionally occur, both from the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Annual precipitation is 1400–1700mm.
Towns
Zhanjiang, port city on the eastern coast
See also
Shandong Peninsula
Liaodong Peninsula
External links
Stone dogs in Leizhou Peninsula
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leizhou_Peninsula