Leizhou Peninsula
Peninsula in southern Guangdong with volcanic fields and historical piracy.
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As of 2015, its population was 5,694,245, and its largest city is Zhanjiang.[1]
Key facts and history
The peninsula has two separate volcanic fields, including a Pleistocene–Holocene field west of Zhanjiang.[2] A third volcanic field is responsible for some offshore islands.[2] Hepu National Sanctuary of Dugongs was created west of the peninsula to protect endangered marine mammals.[3] Leizhou Bay is included within a sanctuary for Chinese white dolphins, which hosts the country's second-largest population of this species.[3]
What the cited sources add
According to the source, during the 19th century, cities on the Leizhou Peninsula were open to trade.[4] The same source reports that dugongs are still present in the area, though only in small numbers.[3] In nearby waters, including the Gulf of Tonkin, Bryde's whales, minke whales, and whale sharks continue to be observed.[3] Historically, critically endangered species like the North Pacific right whale and the western gray whale were seen around the peninsula during winter and spring for calving.[5]
References
- Wikipedia, "Leizhou Peninsula" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "China Statistical Yearbook-2015", www.stats.gov.cn (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Leizhou Peninsula" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: VolcanoDiscovery. "Leizhou Bandao volcano" [sic]. Accessed 24 Jul 2014. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Leizhou Peninsula" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 近千头中华白海豚栖息广东湛江雷州湾; Wang P., "Survey on the resources status of dugong in Hainan Province,China", Acta Theriologica Sinica, 2007, p. 68–73; "鲸鱼宝宝再次造访的涠洲岛海域！"; "北海涠洲岛海域出现一条大鲸鱼到访。"; 2017. 刚刚铁山港附近海域，惊现多条鲸鱼。; 2016. 北海附近海域惊现庞大鲸鱼，画面感萌翻啦！[视频+多图]; 2006. 俺在北部湾新拍到的鲸～(图); "广西北海涠洲岛附近发现一条大鲸鱼"; 2009. 北部湾(2)_须鲸!; 中华人民共和国濒危物种科学委员会. [濒危物种数据库 - 鳀鲸 Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879]. the CITES. Retrieved on December 07. 2014; Wang Pei Lei (王丕烈). 1984. 中国近海鲸类的分布. 辽宁省海洋水产研究所 (Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute). 中国知网 (the CNKI. en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Leizhou Peninsula" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nicholas Belfield Dennys, "The China Review, Or, Notes and Queries on the Far East", "China Mail" Office, 1874, p. 345– (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Leizhou Peninsula" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Identification Guide for Marine Mammals In the South China Sea", The Sanya Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering at The Chinese Academy Of Sciences (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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