Jiaozhou Bay

Jiaozhou Bay
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese胶州湾
Traditional Chinese膠州灣
PostalKiaochow Bay
Kiautschou Bay (1898–1922)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāozhōu Wān
Wade–GilesCh'iao1-chou1 Wan1
Wu
RomanizationKoh tseu uae
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChiao1 chou1 wan1
Jyutpinggaau1 zau1 waan1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKau-chiu-ôan
German name
GermanKiautschou Bucht

Jiaozhou Bay (German: Kiautschou Bucht; simplified Chinese: 胶州湾; traditional Chinese: 膠州灣; pinyin: Jiāozhōu Wān, 36°7′24.44″N 120°14′44.3″E / 36.1234556°N 120.245639°E / 36.1234556; 120.245639) is a bay located in the prefecture-level city of Qingdao (Tsingtau), Shandong Province, China.

The bay has historically been romanized as Kiaochow, Kiauchau or Kiao-Chau in English and Kiautschou in German.