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Where is Salmon Island located?

Salmon Island is located in the northern part of Miao Island in Yantai, Shandong Province. It is 200 meters long from north to south and 90 meters wide from east to west. Salmon Island, also known as Changdao and historically known as Miaodao Islands, is located between the Shandong Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula. It faces Penglai to the south and Laotieshan in Dalian to the north. It strangles the Bohai Strait and is the boundary between the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea. The situation is critical. Salmon Island is the gateway to China's Bohai Sea and an important coastal defense location.

Salmon Island is composed of 32 islands, with a land area of ??about 56 square kilometers, a sea area of ??8,700 square kilometers, and a coastline of 146 kilometers. The main islands are South Island and North Island. The island has beautiful scenery, including tourist attractions such as Crescent Bay and Jiuzhang Cliff. The Fairyland Scenic Area on Changdao Island is an AA-level scenic spot in China.

There are Changdao National Bird Nature Reserve, Miaodao Islands Provincial Marine Nature Reserve and Miaodao Islands Provincial Spotted Seal Nature Reserve on Changdao Island.

Salmon Island has beautiful scenery and is currently a famous tourist attraction in China: it is China’s only island national geological park, one of China’s top ten most beautiful islands, the best summer resort and a national key scenic spot, with warm winters and warm summers. With a cool and pleasant climate, it is known as "the fairy mountain on the sea and a stop for migratory birds".