Sheshan Island

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name = Sheshan Island


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Sheshandao Island (Chinese: 佘山岛; Pinyin: Shēshān Dǎo) is located in 35km east of Chongming Island, in the estuary of Yangtze River. Total island area is 0.037 km².

The island belongs to Shanghai and is guarded by PLAN.

There is a 130 years old light house on the island.

2005Nov 1st, The stele of "Chinese territorial sea baseline point" erected. [zh icon [http://mil.eastday.com/eastday/mil/node62186/node62664/node62665/node96893/userobject1ai1606329.html 上海市唯一领海基点石碑标志在佘山岛建成落地] ]

ee also

*Waikejiao（外磕脚）
*Haijiao（海礁）
*Sheshan（佘山）

Notes & References

External links

* [http://www1.shanghaidaily.com/press/2006/09/13/territorial-sea-steles-erected-in-east-china/ Territorial sea steles erected in east China]
* [http://www.un.org/Depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/CHN_1996_Declaration.pdf Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the baselines of the territorial sea（May15th, 1996)]
*zh icon [http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-09/14/content_5090042.htm 中国东海１０座领海基点石碑建成]
*zh icon [http://www.soa.gov.cn/law/960515a.htm 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)]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=31%C2%B025%2718.00%22N,+122%C2%B014%2736.00%22E&ie=UTF8&om=0&t=h&z=13 Locate Sheshandao in GOOGLEMAP]