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| Geography | |
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| Coordinates | 37°30′22″N 122°11′06″E / 37.50611°N 122.18500°E |
| Area | 3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Length | 4.08 km (2.535 mi) |
| Width | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Coastline | 14.93 km (9.277 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 153 m (502 ft) |
| Highest point | Qiding Mountain |
| Administration | |
People's Republic of China | |
| Province | Shandong |
| City | Weihai |
| District | Huancui |
Republic of China (claimed) | |
| Province | Shantung |
| City | Weihaiwei |
Liugong Island (simplified Chinese: 刘公岛; traditional Chinese: 劉公島; pinyin: Liúgōng Dǎo; Wade–Giles: Liu-kung Tao) is a small island located on the northeastern edge of Shandong Peninsula, China, at the mouth of Weihai Bay.[1][2] It is known as the "birthplace of China's first modern navy"[3][4][5] and is also the site of its defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War.[6][7]
- ^ Liugong Island in Weihai, china.org.cn, Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Google Map
- ^ "Minister Ma Hui Attends the Completion Ceremony of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet Sailors' Memorial Restoration Project". Chinese embassy in UK. 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "The Beiyang Fleet". China Daily. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Michael Dillon (2016). Encyclopedia of Chinese History. Routledge. ISBN 9781317817154. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Yan, Hongliang (25 January 2017). Heritage Tourism in China: Modernity, Identity and Sustainability. Channel View Publications. p. 61. ISBN 9781845415952. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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