Shi Islet

Shi Islet is an islet located northwest of Lesser Kinmen in , Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. Military personnel are stationed on Shi Islet.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: islet west of Kinmen
  • Also known as: “Shiyu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hujingtou Battle and Landmine Museum.

Museum
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum is a in Kinmen National Park, , , .

Museum
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a in , , . is situated 2½ km east of Shi Islet.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lieyu and Kinmen.

Town
Township is a rural township in , . It consists mainly of three islands located to the west of and immediately to the east of . The township encompasses islands of Lesser Kinmen, , and . is situated 3½ km southeast of Shi Islet.

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is a county comprising a number of outlying islands near the People's Republic of but controlled by the -based Republic of China government.

Town
Township is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of . It is the county seat of Kinmen County, Fuchien Province, . is situated 10 km east of Shi Islet.

Shi Islet

Latitude
24.45571° or 24° 27′ 21″ north
Longitude
118.22694° or 118° 13′ 37″ east
Open location code
7PPWF64G+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1649858912
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q17040492
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Satellite Map

Discover Shi Islet from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Shi Islet” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shi Yu (pulo sa Republika sa Tsina)”
  • Cebuano: “Shi Yu”
  • Chinese: “獅嶼”
  • French: “îlot du Lion”
  • French: “Îlot du Lion”
  • French: “Shih Yü”
  • German: “Shi-Insel”
  • Hebrew: “שי (אי)”
  • Hebrew: “שי”
  • Japanese: “獅嶼”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Sư”

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