Qianliyan Island is an island in the Yellow Sea about east of Qingdao, Shandong, China. The area around the island is nationally protected by the Chinese government as an important spawning ground for local seafood.
Name Qianliyan is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese name, meaning "thousands of miles of rocks".
Geography Qianliyan is an isolated island in the Yellow Sea about east of Qingdao. It is about in size with a maximum elevation below . It has few plants and little fresh water. The surrounding waters are protected by the Chinese government as an important spawning ground for local seafood.
Structures A scientific monitoring station was established in 1960. It is staffed by eight researchers working in rotation in teams of three, even through Chinese holidays. The sea's temperature, salinity, and wave activity is reported to China's State Oceanic Administration on an hourly basis. It is unable to be permanently staffed, as after the initial excitement of the posting the researchers found that "the overwhelming monotonousness is just suffocating."
Qianliyan Island is also the site of the Qianliyan Lighthouse, constructed in 1979.
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