Waikejiao

Waikejiao Island(simplified Chinese: 外磕脚; traditional Chinese: 外磕腳; pinyin: Wàikējiǎo),(33°0'54"N, 121°38'24"E) is a small sand island located in the East China Sea, adjacent to Jiangsu. Macaiheng is close by.

Waikejiao is one of the baseline points of the Chinese territorial sea.[1]

Notes and references

  1. "Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the baselines of the territorial sea(May15th, 1996))" (PDF).

See also

Coordinates: 33°00′54″N 121°38′24″E / 33.01500°N 121.64000°E / 33.01500; 121.64000

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