What is the area of Diaoyu Island?

Diaoyu Island covers an area of 3.9 1 km2.

Diaoyu Island, also known as Diaoyutai Island, Fishing Island and Fishing Mountain, is the main island of Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands in the East China Sea of China, and has been the inherent territory of China since ancient times. It is located at 25 44.6' north latitude and123 28.4' east longitude, about 358km away from Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 385km away from Fuzhou, Fujian, 0/90km away from Keelung, Taiwan Province, and the surrounding sea area is about174,000 square kilometers.

Diaoyu Island is about 364 1 m long, about 1.905 m wide, with an area of about 3.9 1 km2, with the highest elevation of about 362 m.. The terrain in the north is relatively flat, and the rocks in the southeast are steep. The rocks in the east are like spires, and the central mountain ranges across the east and west. Diaoyu Island is rich in precious Chinese herbal medicines such as camellia, palm, cactus and hibiscus. There are a large number of seabirds living here, and it has the reputation of "Flower and Bird Island".

When the United States withdrew from Ryukyu in 1972, it handed over the "administrative jurisdiction" of Diaoyu Island to Japan. According to China's ancient history books, China has always owned Diaoyu Island. As a result, the Diaoyu Islands dispute arose. At present, Diaoyu Island and its territorial waters belong to People's Republic of China (PRC), but the Japanese actually illegally manage the island. From September 20 12 10, the government departments of China carried out regular surveillance and monitoring on Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands.

China patrol law enforcement vessels insist on law enforcement in the Diaoyu Islands waters, while fishery law enforcement vessels conduct regular law enforcement cruises and fishing protection in the Diaoyu Islands waters to maintain the normal fishery production order in the waters. China also manages the Diaoyu Islands and its adjacent waters by issuing weather and ocean observations and forecasts.

On April 26th, 20021year, the Ministry of Natural Resources of People's Republic of China (PRC) released the Topographic Survey Report of Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands in official website, and released the high-resolution island topographic data of Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands.