Where is Huangyan Island?
To the east of Huangyan Island is the Deep Manila Trench, which is the natural geographical boundary between China zhongsha islands and Philippine Islands. Huangyan Island is surrounded by an annular reef disk 0.5 to 3 meters above the water surface. The periphery of the reef plate is 55km long and covers an area of 139 km2. The shape of the reef plate is an isosceles right triangle, and a lake with an area of 95km2 and a water depth of 10m-20m is formed inside. Huangyan Island, located in a basin with a depth of 3,500m, is the only island above the water surface in the zhongsha islands of the South China Sea, surrounded by a ring-shaped reef plate half to 3m above the water surface.
The sea area near Huangyan Island is rich in fish resources and mineral resources, and it is a good natural fishing ground, with a large number of high-quality groupers, eels, sea carp, parrot fish, sharks, dolphins and tail fish. There are also abundant shellfish and algae resources. Huangyan Island is rich in mineral resources. Mainly manganese nodules and metal ooze, containing more than 30 kinds of metals, of which manganese, copper, cobalt and nickel are the most abundant; In addition, oil and natural gas are also extremely rich. With the decrease of land resources, it is more and more necessary to explore and develop marine resources.
Huangyan Island is the only island reef in zhongsha islands, with rocks exposed on the water. Its geographical position is crucial to the integrity of the sacred territory of China and the economic development of the South China Sea. The geographical location of Huangyan Island is very special. For China fishermen who fish in the South China Sea from April to May and10-10 every year, Huangyan Island is an important fishing ground in deep sea fishing and a natural shelter from tropical storms.