Yinlong Island

Yinlong Island

Yinlong Island (called "Tarabarov Island" by Russia) is a sedimentary island at the confluence of the Ussuri and Amur rivers in China. The island has an area of between 50 and 100 km². It is bounded closely by Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island.

Until 2008 Yinalong Island and its neighbouring islands were the site of a territorial dispute between China and Russia. Russia occupied the islands in 1929. However this was never accepted by China. While Russia governed the islands as a part of Khabarovsk Krai, China claimed them as a part of Fuyuan County, Heilongjiang province.

The dispute over Yinlong Island and its neighbouring islands weas finally resolved on July 21 2008. On that day the Foreign Ministers of the two countries signed an agreement in Beijing. Under the agreement, Russia ceded approximately 174 km² of territory to China. [ [http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?tp=on&autono=42718 Business Standard Article - source for 174 km² figure] ] This comprised all of Yinalong Island and approximately half of the larger Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island. At the time of the territory transfer, Yinalong Island was largely uninhabited. [ [http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11792951 Economist article including map of new Russia-China Border] ] The settlement of their border dispute followed over 40 years of negotiations. The final settlement was the result of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation which was concluded on June 2 2005.

Yinalong Island and the surrounding islands are the most eastern part of China and are the first place on mainland China to see sunlight. [ [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/21/content_6861827.htm China Daily, 21 July 2008, "Russia to return Chinese land after 40 years of talks"] ] Some news reports suggest that China is considering developing tourism on Yinalong Island. [ [http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?tp=on&autono=42718 Business Standard Article - source for 174 km² figure] ]

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* [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&sll=44.465151,-95.712891&sspn=30.254357,82.441406&ie=UTF8&z=10&ll=48.370848,134.767914&spn=0.440631,1.288147&t=k&om=1 Google Maps satellite image of Heixiazi/Bolshoy Ussuriysky and Yinlong islands]


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