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The '''Qiongzhou Strait''' ({{Zh|s=琼州海峡|t=瓊州海峽}}), also called '''Hainan Strait''', is a body of water that separates the [[Leizhou Peninsula]] in [[Guangdong]], southern [[China]], to the north from [[Hainan|Hainan Island]] to its south. The [[strait]] connects the [[Gulf of Tonkin]] in the west to the main body of the [[South China Sea]] in the east. |
The '''Qiongzhou Strait''' ({{Zh|s=琼州海峡|t=瓊州海峽}}), also called '''Hainan Strait''', is a body of water that separates the [[Leizhou Peninsula]] in [[Guangdong]], southern [[China]], to the north from [[Hainan|Hainan Island]] to its south. The [[strait]] connects the [[Gulf of Tonkin]] in the west to the main body of the [[South China Sea]] in the east. |
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The Qiongzhou Strait (simplified Chinese: 琼州海峡; traditional Chinese: 瓊州海峽), also called Hainan Strait, is a body of water that separates the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong, southern China, to the north from Hainan Island to its south. The strait connects the Gulf of Tonkin in the west to the main body of the South China Sea in the east.
The strait is approximately 18.64 miles or 30 km wide and centered at 20°09′N 110°16′E / 20.150°N 110.267°E.
A 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion USD) bridge across the strait is planned to begin construction in 2012. The bridge is currently designed to have levels for both trains and cars, and is expected to be 26.3 kilometers long (16 mi).[1]
See also
- Qiongshan District, formerly called Qiongzhou
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