Xiaori Island

Xiaori Island[3] (Chinese: 小日岛[4]; pinyin: Xiǎorì Dǎo; Wade–Giles: Hsiao3-jih4 Tao3) is an island off the Asian mainland in Xiaori[5] Village (小日村[6]), Nanri Town, Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian, China (PRC).[1]

Xiaori Island
Native name:
小日岛
Xiaori Island
Location in the Taiwan Strait
Xiaori Island
Xiaori Island (Southeast Asia)
Xiaori Island
Xiaori Island (Asia)
Geography
LocationIn the Taiwan Strait, southeast of the Asian mainland in Nanri Town, Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian, China
Coordinates
Area1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi)[1]
Coastline8.48 km (5.269 mi)[1]
Highest elevation102.2 m (335.3 ft)[1]
Administration
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityPutian
DistrictXiuyu
TownNanri[2]
VillageXiaori (小日村)
Additional information
Time zone
Xiaori Island
Location of Xiaori Island

On the night of January 1, 2020, the fishing ship Zhecangyu 07868 (浙苍渔07868) struck a rock near Xiaori Island. The ten crew members were rescued.[7]

Maps including Xiaori Island:

  • Japanese map including Xiaori Island (labeled as 紅日島) (1943)
  • Map including Xiaori Island (labeled as Hsiao-jih Tao 小日島) (AMS, 1954)
  • Map including Xiaori Island (labeled as Hsiao-jih Tao (Red Yit)) (AMS, 1954)
  • Map including Xiaori Island (unlabeled) (DMA, compiled 1971, revised 1996)

See also

References
  1. 海岛资源. 莆田市秀屿区人民政府 (in Chinese). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. 南日镇. 莆田市秀屿区人民政府 (in Chinese). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2020. 全镇陆域总面积56平方千米，由111个岛屿组成，面积在0.1平方千米以上的岛屿有18个，有“十八列岛”之称，较大的有小日、
  3. Faming Huang, Yanhong Lin, Huixin Liang, Rongrong Zhao, Qiuming Chen, Jie Lin and Jinliang Huang (3 December 2019). "Coordination of Marine Functional Zoning Revision at the Provincial and Municipal Levels: A Case Study of Putian, China". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. p. 5. Retrieved 10 February 2020. Xiaori IslandCS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Xiaori Dao (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  5. Xiaori (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  6. 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：南日镇 [2018 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Nanri Town] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020. 统计用区划代码 城乡分类代码 名称 {...} 350305107214 220 小日村委会
  7. 李伟凡 (2 January 2020). 福建莆田海警局成功救助10名遇险船员. 东方财富网 (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2020. 　1日晚，一艘浙江籍渔船在福建莆田小日岛附近海域触礁遇险，莆田海警局紧急救助，船上10名船员悉数获救。
    当晚10点10分，莆田海警局接到报警称，“浙苍渔07868”号渔船在小日岛西北面附近海域发生触礁搁浅，随时有倾覆危险，情况十分危急。
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