Qizhou Liedao & Nanshi, Hainan, China

Updated August 19, 2024
Qizhou Liedao islands, Nanshi Islands and a submerged reef east of Hainan, China are described here.
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Nanshi Islands, Hainan, China
There are three islands in a small North-South grouping 14.3 miles East of Hainan, China. Their names are Chichi, Nanshi and Shuangfan.

The satellite photos are blurry and show no detail other than green in the interior of the island and sandy browns around the edges. Nanshi Google Satellite imagery, 7/7/2011 and appeared blurred.
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Google Earth photo of the island group. Imagery from 7/7/2011.

Qizhou Liedao island group, Hainan, China. Also has satellite imagery from 7/7/2011, and appears to be blurred.
We see a main island called Beishi, then Dingshi, Gouluanpao and Pingshi (four islands together).

Four islands that make up Qizhou Liedau, China. Google Earth satellite imagery from 7/7/2011. Photos look intentionally blurred.

If we take the satellite imagery at face value, these are sandy, rocky islands with a little green coverage, with no infrastructure, not inhabited, with no roads, no buildings, no man-made markings, and no people.
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Area
Name 1
Nearest Land
Distance from Land (miles)
Location (latitude & longitude)
Diameter (miles)
Date of Satellite Imagery
Airport Present?
Helipad Present?
Port / Dock Facility Present?
Buildings Present?
Defensive Infrastructure Present?
Athletic Facilities Present?
Hospital Present?
Sand Only Island?
Dredging Infrastructure Only?


Western South China Sea (closest to China)
Nanshi (with Chichi and Shuangfan)
Hainan, China
14.3
19°56'04"N 111°08'20"E
0.7
7/7/2011
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
No

Qizhou Liedao, Hainan, China, is a group of four islands named Beishi, Dingshi, Gouluanpao and Pingshi in Google Earth. These islands are 18.4 miles East of Hainan, China and we cannot make out any details due to blurry satellite imagery. Location: 19°58'39"N 111°16'13"

The first image is a submerged reef with no man-made features 209 miles West of Shangshagang in Wenchang. 
​Satellite Image from 5/13/2014. Location: 19°10'30"N 113°53'11"E. Diameter: 1.5 miles.

Area
Name 1
Nearest Land
Distance from Land (miles)
Location (latitude & longitude)
Diameter (miles)
Date of Satellite Imagery
Airport Present?
Helipad Present?
Port / Dock Facility Present?
Buildings Present?
Defensive Infrastructure Present?
Athletic Facilities Present?
Hospital Present?
Sand Only Island?
Dredging Infrastructure Only?


Western South China Sea (closest to China)
Qizhou Liedao islands (Beishi, Dingshi, Gouluanpao, and Pingshi)
Hainan, China
18.4
19°58'39"N 111°16'13"
0.7
7/7/2011
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
No

Area
Name 1
Nearest Land
Distance from Land (miles)
Location (latitude & longitude)
Diameter (miles)
Date of Satellite Imagery
Airport Present?
Helipad Present?
Port / Dock Facility Present?
Buildings Present?
Defensive Infrastructure Present?
Athletic Facilities Present?
Hospital Present?
Sand Only Island?
Dredging Infrastructure Only?


Western South China Sea (closest to China)
209 West of Shangshagang
Wenchang, China
209 miles
19°10'30"N 113°53'11"E
1.5
5/13/2014
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No
No