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 or Yonglong Sands, 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. 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).

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