Vele Rete Rocks

Qixingyan or Ch'ihsingyen, also known as the Vele Rete rocks, is a group of coral islands in the Bashi Channel, located off the southern coast of , .
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: in Pingtung County, Taiwan
  • Also known as: Ch’i-hsing Chiao”, “Ch’i-hsing Shih”, “Ch’i-hsing Yen”, “Cising Yan”, “Qixing Yan”, “Qixingyan”, “Seven Rocks”, “Shichisei Rocks”, and “Vele Rete rocks

Vele Rete Rocks

Latitude
21.75869° or 21° 45′ 31″ north
Longitude
120.82496° or 120° 49′ 30″ east
Open location code
7QH2QR5F+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 706457397
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
1678304
Wiki­data ID
Q5937566
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Vele Rete Rocks” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: شعاب النجوم السبعة
  • Chinese: 七星岩
  • Dutch: Qixingyan
  • French: Qixingyan
  • Spanish: Qixingyan

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