Yonglongsha

Yonglongsha
Chinese永隆沙
Literal meaningEver-Prosperous Sands
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYǒnglóngshā
Yǒnglóng Shā
Yongfengsha
Traditional Chinese永豐沙
Simplified Chinese永丰沙
Literal meaningEver-Plentiful Sands
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYǒngfēng Shā
Yǒngfēngshā
Hefengsha
Traditional Chinese合豐沙
Simplified Chinese合丰沙
Literal meaningJoined & Plentiful Sands
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHéfēng Shā
Héfēngshā

Yonglongsha, sometimes translated as the Yonglong Shoal[1] or Yonglong Sands,[2] was a former island in the north channel of the Yangtze River to the north of Chongming in eastern China. It was also known as Yongfengsha and Hefengsha.[3] Prior to its absorption by Chongming, it measured about 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) east to west but was very narrow, with an area of about 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi).[3]

  1. ^ International Journal of Sediment Research, Vol. XIII, p. 46. International Research & Training Centre on Erosion & Sedimentation (Beijing), 1998.
  2. ^ Chen Jiyu & al. "The Model of Development of the Chang Jiang Estuary During the Last 2000 Years" in Estuarine Comparisons, p. 661. Academic Press (New York), 1982.
  3. ^ a b Office of Shanghai Chronicles. 岛、沙 Archived January 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine ["Dǎo, Shā", "Islands and Shoals"]. Shanghai Municipal Government (Shanghai), 2015. Accessed 12 Jan 2015. (in Chinese)