Sheshan_Island Knowpia

Sheshan Island
	Sheshan Island
Geography
Area	3.7 ha (9.1 acres)
Administration
	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Shanghai

Sheshan Island (simplified Chinese: 佘山岛; traditional Chinese: 佘山島; pinyin: Shéshān Dǎo) is located 35 km (22 mi) east of Chongming Island, in the estuary of the Yangtze River. The area is 0.037 km² (0.014 sq mi).

The island is under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai Municipal Region and is guarded by the People's Liberation Army Navy. A 130-year-old lighthouse is located on the island. On November 1, 2005, the stele of "Chinese territorial sea baseline point" was erected.^[1]

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^ (in Chinese)上海市唯一领海基点石碑标志在佘山岛建成落地 Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine

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Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the baselines of the territorial sea(May15th, 1996)
(in Chinese)中国东海１０座领海基点石碑建成
(in Chinese)中华人民共和国政府关于中华人民共和国领海基线的声明(1996年5月15日)

31°25′18″N 122°14′36″E / 31.42167°N 122.24333°E / 31.42167; 122.24333

[1] (in Chinese)上海市唯一领海基点石碑标志在佘山岛建成落地 Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine

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