Weizhou Island

China / Guangxi / Beihai /
 island, volcano
Weizhou Island (simplified Chinese: 涠洲岛; traditional Chinese: 潿洲島; pinyin: Wéizhōu Dǎo) is a Chinese island in the Gulf of Tonkin. The largest island of Guangxi province, Weizhou is west of Leizhou Peninsula, south of Beihai, and east of Vietnam. Administratively, it is part of Weizhou Town, Haicheng District of Beihai City.
Area: 24.74 km²
Temperature: 23 °C
Precipitation: 1,863 mm
From 1869 to 1879, the French built a Gothic-style 15 metre Catholic church in Shengtang Village (盛塘村; pinyin: shèngtáng cūn), Weizhou. Weizhou Chengzai Church (城仔教堂) was built in 1880, also by French Catholics. Vietnam's government had controlled it for a long time, they built a lot temples and pagoda before returning Weizhou and Xieyang island for Chinese government.

Weizhou is a volcanic island of the same origin as Yandunling (烟墩岭) and Yantouling (烟头岭) volcanoes, Leiqiong (雷琼) volcano group, Weizhou Island and Xieyang Island. Last eruptions took place 7,100 years ago
volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=275800
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weizhou_Island
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   21°2'23"N   109°6'40"E

Comments

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