Dongdao Dongdao is located on the east side of Xisha Islands, hence the name. It is the second largest island in the South China Sea, located about 60 kilometers southeast of Yongxing Island. It is about 2400 meters long, 1000 meters wide and covers an area of 1.6㎞? . The average altitude is 4 ~ 5 meters. East Island is the island with the most birds, mainly boobies, terns, gold and so on. In many places, bird droppings are several meters thick. There are aprons, navigation stations, docks and buildings on the island. It is the largest island in the South China Sea of China. Known for its large number of seabirds, people call it "Bird Island". East Island is a "paradise" for seabirds because of its dense forests. There are more than 50 species of birds, with a total of about 50 thousand. Among them, the white boobies are the most, with an estimated number of more than 30,000. 198 1 year was designated as booby nature reserve.
Gaojianshi is located about 8 nautical miles southwest of Dongdao, with geographical coordinates of16 35 ′ north latitude and112 38 ′ east longitude. It is the only volcanic island in the South China Sea, with an area of about 0.03 square kilometers. At high tide, only the top 3 ~ 4 square meters is exposed to the water, making it the smallest island in Xuande Islands. The platform 3-5 meters under the high-pointed stone is full of corals and colorful, becoming another "underwater garden". In 2006, a small wind-solar complementary power generation system and a solar hot water system composed of 1 100 watt solar power generation and 1200 watt wind power generation were completed; In 2008, two solar cell cars were purchased.
In 2009, Hainan Province of China invested in the construction of the "Wind-Solar Complementary Power Generation System of Yongxing Island in Xisha". According to the planning and design, the first phase of the project consists of 250 kW wind power generation and 100 kW solar power generation. After the completion of the second and third phases, the total installed capacity of the system will reach 3000 kW. The 100 kW solar power generation device, which was built and put into operation ahead of schedule, consists of 600 solar cells, storage batteries, inverters and controllers, and the 250 kW wind power generation device in the hybrid power generation system will also be built. Yongxing Island has all kinds of infrastructure, including post offices, hospitals, banks, military camps, police stations, private houses and guest houses.
Yongxing Island has a monument to the sovereignty of the people of China and the government of China, which declares that the people of China and the government of China have sovereignty over the island.
Yongxing Island has an airport with a runway of 2,700 meters.
There are three main roads on the island, with "Beijing Road" as the center. At the southernmost tip of People's Republic of China (PRC), there are industrial and commercial banks, hospitals, grain depots, post offices, department stores and aquatic products companies. There are neat coconut trees beside the sidewalk, and there are green lawns under the trees. The environment is quite neat.
Yongxing Island has a stone dike about 800 meters long connecting the stone island in the northeast. Chen Hang Island has a long dam connecting Guangjin Island in the west. Shipping: Yongxing Island and Chenhang Island have ports and docks.
Air transport: Yongxing Island in Xisha has a dual-use airport (199 1 completed), most of which are used for air supplies, and few civil aircraft actually land.
Traffic on the island: There are three main roads on Yongxing Island. Xisha Islands, People's Republic of China (PRC)
Postal code: 572000.
Telephone area code: 0898.
The island is equipped with satellite phones and Internet access equipment.
China Mobile has established six mobile communication base stations: Yongxing Island, Coral Island, Chenhang Island, Zhongjian Island, Treasure Island and Dongdao.
China Unicom completed the construction of 3G base station in Yongxing Island on July 22, 20 12, realizing the WCDMA network coverage of the whole island.
In addition, because the Xisha Islands are far away from Chinese mainland, soldiers and islanders living in the Xisha Islands often need to rely on supply ships to transport newspapers and materials if they need to read newspapers. But the supply takes time, and the latest newspaper will arrive at least a week, so the news usually becomes old news. If the military and civilians want to know the situation in other areas, it is the most appropriate way to listen to the radio and surf the Internet by using short-wave radio.