In which province are the Paracel Islands located?

The Paracel Islands are in Hainan Province.

The Xisha Islands are one of the four major archipelagos in the South China Sea. They are composed of the Yongle Islands and the Xuande Islands. They are the largest archipelago in the South China Sea by land area. They start from Beijiao in the north, to Pioneer Bank in the south, and from Pioneer Bank in the east. It crosses the beach in the west and ends in Zhongjian Island in the west. It is governed by Xisha District, Sansha City, Hainan Province.

The Xisha Islands are distributed in an area of ??more than 500,000 square kilometers. There are 22 islands, 7 sandbars, 8 atolls, 1 platform reef, and 1 reef beach. The total land area It covers an area of ??about 10 square kilometers and has a coastline of 518 kilometers. Among them, Yongxing Island is the largest, covering 3.2 square kilometers (including Shidao). Shidao is the highest, with an altitude of 15.9 meters. The high-pointed rocks of Dongdao Atoll are the only volcanic breccia islands in the South China Sea.

Climate conditions:

The Xisha Islands are the northernmost group of Zhongsha Islands in the southwest. The winter monsoon period is from October to February of the following year. It is mainly affected by the northeast monsoon and prevails in the north. Airflow; April to September is the summer monsoon period, which is mainly affected by the southwest monsoon and southerly airflow prevails. The basic characteristics of Xisha's climate are: high temperature and humidity, strong convection, high precipitation, distinct dry and wet seasons, abundant wind energy resources, and frequent disastrous weather impacts such as tropical cyclones, storms, and droughts.