南海岛屿资料（South China islands information）.doc

南海岛屿资料（South China islands information） The South China Sea seabed topography, mainly in the three part of the continental shelf and slope on the central basin and ring distribution of the central basin is located in the South China Sea, the Middle East, a substantially flat diamond bottom terrain northeast, southwest low, continental shelf along the continental margin and island arc respectively in different slope inclination in the northern and southern basin, which department of the most wide area, between the central basin and around the continental shelf is a steep slope, divided into East, South, West and North District Four, the South China Sea Basin in the process of long-term changes in the earths crust, resulting in deep sea basin, South China Sea Islands is formed in the basin uplift on the steps of the step, is located in the northern area of the east slope the Dongsha Islands on Paracel Islands; step Xisha and Zhongsha Islands and is rooted in the Western District of Nansha Zhongsha steps; step Spratly Islands formed in the southern land of the district, The total size of the southwest Zhongsha Islands more than 200, generally in accordance with them in the sea the position is divided into five categories: the island is above sea level, high terrain, land surrounded by water, island formation time, land shape is not affected by the typhoon and the deformation area is relatively large, generally have plant growth. Chinas southwest Zhongsha Islands belong to ocean island, Coral Island (the island, Rock Island), volcano island, the island is composed of coral debris, shells and other debris sand accumulation in the coral reef site, and the formation of coral island days and months multiplying, xinanzhongsha islands most of this kind of Rock Island is the island formed by coral coral limestone sandstone and rugged coral rock Island, Paracel Islands in Shidao is a typical rock island volcano island is a submarine volcano accumulation Island High jianshih isl