Hainan Strait

The Qiongzhou Strait, also called the Hainan Strait, is the Chinese strait that separates 's from the island province of .
Tap on a place
to explore it
  • Type: Strait
  • Description: strait
  • Also known as: Ch’iung-chou Hai-hsia”, “Ch’iung-chou Strait”, “Hai-nan Hai-hsia”, “Kiungchow Strait”, “Qiongzhou Strait”, “Strait of Hainan”, and “Straits of Hainan

Hainan Strait

Latitude
20.16667° or 20° 10′ north
Longitude
110.25° or 110° 15′ east
Open location code
7PGG5782+M2
Geo­Names ID
1797534
Wiki­data ID
Q1075679
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Hainan Strait from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Hainan Strait” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مضيق تشيونغتشو
  • Azerbaijani: Haynan boğazı
  • Basque: Qiongzhou itsasartea
  • Bulgarian: Хайнан (проток)
  • Bulgarian: Хайнан
  • Catalan: Estret de Qiongzhou
  • Cebuano: Hainan Strait
  • Chinese: Khêng-chiu Hái-kiap
  • Chinese: 海南海峡
  • Chinese: 琼州海峡
  • Chinese: 瓊州海峽
  • Czech: Čchiungčouský průliv
  • Czech: Chajnanský průliv
  • Danish: Qiongzhoustrædet
  • Dutch: Straat van Hainan
  • Esperanto: Hajnana Markolo
  • French: Détroit de Hainan
  • French: détroit de Qiongzhou
  • French: Détroit de Qiongzhou
  • Gan Chinese: 琼州海峡
  • German: Hainanstrasse
  • German: Hainanstraße
  • German: Qiongzhou Haixie
  • German: Qiongzhou-Straße
  • German: Straße von Qiongzhou
  • Greek: Στενό Τσιονγκτσόου
  • Italian: Stretto di Qiongzhou
  • Japanese: チュンチョウ海峡
  • Japanese: 琼州海峡
  • Japanese: 瓊州海峡
  • Korean: 충저우 해협
  • Korean: 하이난 해협
  • Lithuanian: Čiongdžu sąsiauris
  • Lithuanian: Hainano sąsiauris
  • Macedonian: Ќунгџоу
  • Macedonian: Хајнански Проток
  • Min Nan Chinese: Khêng-chiu Hái-kiap
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Hainanstredet
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Qiongzhoustredet
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Qiongzhousundet
  • Norwegian: Qiongzhoustredet
  • Polish: Cieśnina Hajnańska
  • Polish: Qiongzhou Haixia
  • Portuguese: Estreito de Ainão
  • Portuguese: Estreito de Hainan
  • Portuguese: Estreito de Qiongzhou
  • Russian: Пролив Хайнань
  • Russian: Хайнань (Цюнчжоу)
  • Russian: Хайнань
  • Russian: Хайнаньский пролив
  • Russian: Цюнчжоу
  • Slovak: Čchiungčchouský prieliv
  • Spanish: Estrecho de Qiongzhou
  • Swedish: Hainan Strait
  • Swedish: Hainansundet
  • Turkish: Hainan Boğazı
  • Ukrainian: Протока Хайнань
  • Ukrainian: Хайнань
  • Urdu: آبنائے چیونگژوو
  • Vietnamese: Eo biển Quỳnh Châu
  • Western Panjabi: آبنائے چیونگژوو
  • Wu Chinese: 琼州海峡

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Santangcun and Baisha.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Paiwei Jiao and Hai’an Wan.

China: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, and Guangzhou.

Curious Straits to Discover

Uncover intriguing straits from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hainan Strait”. Photo: Anna Frodesiak, CC0.