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Native name: Chih-fu tao | |
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Geography | |
Coordinates | 37°36′43.4″N 121°22′46.3″E / 37.612056°N 121.379528°E |
Area | 11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
Coastline | 22.5 km (13.98 mi) |
Highest elevation | 294.1 m (964.9 ft) |
Highest point | Laoye Mountain (老爺山 Lǎoyé Shān) |
Administration | |
China | |
Additional information | |
Average temperature: 11.4–13.5°C |
Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島; pinyin: Zhīfú dǎo; Wade–Giles: Chih-fu tao) or North Island (Chinese: 北島; pinyin: Běi dǎo; Wade–Giles: Pei tao), is an islet with historical significance in Shandong Province, China. The name of the islet Chefoo was generalized to mean the entire Yantai region in older western literature.