Chongming Island is an alluvial island in the mouth of the Yangtze River Delta, the third largest island in China, the largest alluvial island in China and the largest sand island in China. With a land-making history of 1300 years, it is known as the gateway to the Yangtze River and Yingzhou in the East China Sea. 438+0269.6438+0 square kilometers in 2065, this island.

Chongming Island is located at the northern end of Chongming Island. Most of it belongs to Chongming District, Shanghai, and a few belong to Qilong Town, Qidong City, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province and Haiyong Town, Haimen District, Nantong City. In June 2023, Chongming Island was selected into the list of American islands. The origin of the name of Chongming Island is based on the name of the area established on the island. /kloc-in the 0 th century, Yang Wu set up Chongming Town in Gujunsha, which was the beginning of Chongming's name.

Location context

Chongming Island, also known as Chongming sandbar, is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River in the north of Shanghai, with east longitude121/kloc-0' ~12154' and north latitude 3 1 27' ~ 3 1. The north branch waterway spans the Yangtze River estuary, adjacent to Qidong City and Haimen District of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, and adjacent to the East China Sea, which is the gateway to the Yangtze River.

Toponym of Shanghai: The island is 76 kilometers long from east to west and 65,438+03 ~ 65,438+08 kilometers wide from north to south. It is as long and narrow as a lying silkworm, with an area of 65,438+065,438+060 square kilometers. 1064 km2: the total area of the island is 164 km2 in the 1990s edition of Chongming county annals, in which the official website of Chongming District People's Government in Shanghai records that the total island area is 1269. 1 km2, and the east-west length is about 80km, and the width is13.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chongming Island