Shandong Peninsula
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Shandong Peninsula (Shantung Peninsula) | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Jiāodōng Bàndǎo | | |
Wade–Giles | Chiao-tung Pan-tao |
The Shandong (Shantung) Peninsula or Jiaodong (Chiaotung) Peninsula is a peninsula in Shandong in eastern China, between the Bohai Sea to the north and the Yellow Sea to the south. The latter name refers to the east and Jiaozhou.[1]
Geography
The waters bordering the peninsula are
Shandong Peninsula is the largest peninsula in China. Stretching into the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, it is 290 kilometers long from east to west, 190 kilometers wide from north to south, and 50 kilometers narrow. The total area of Shandong Peninsula is 73,000 square kilometers.
Geologically it was once connected to the
History
In the
The
Japan seized the territory from Germany in 1914 in the
Due to geographical reasons, the Shandong Peninsula is closely connected with Northeast China and South Korea. Historically, a large number of people migrated to the Northeast by boat, whereas in the present day many people from the Northeast "return" to the Shandong Peninsula. After the People's Republic of China established diplomatic relations with South Korea in 1992, a large number of South Korean companies also set up factories in the region. There are more than 200,000 Koreans living in the Shandong Peninsula. South Korea has a consulate-general in Qingdao.
Climate
Shandong Peninsula is surrounded by sea on three sides and has a monsoon climate with four distinct seasons (Köppen:
Climate data for Qingdao (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.4 (99.3) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
0.1 (32.2) |
10.7 (51.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.3 (0.41) |
15.7 (0.62) |
18.0 (0.71) |
34.0 (1.34) |
64.1 (2.52) |
70.7 (2.78) |
159.1 (6.26) |
159.6 (6.28) |
69.4 (2.73) |
35.5 (1.40) |
35.2 (1.39) |
14.8 (0.58) |
686.4 (27.02) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 78.1 |
Average snowy days | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 12.3 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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63 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 82 | 86 | 82 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 70 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 160.4 | 164.9 | 208.6 | 219.1 | 234.3 | 186.0 | 168.3 | 194.5 | 201.1 | 202.1 | 163.4 | 158.5 | 2,261.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 52 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 43 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 59 | 54 | 53 | 52 |
Average ultraviolet index | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Weather China[5] Weather Atlas (UV index)[6] |
Major urban areas
City | Area (km2) | Population[7] | Notes |
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Qingdao | 11,175.30 | 10,070,000 | |
Weifang | 16,004.89 | 9,386,700 | |
Yantai | 13,746.47 | 7,102,100 | |
Rizhao | 5,347.99 | 3,084,500 | |
Weihai | 5,697.98 | 2,906,500 |
In popular culture
The Shandong Peninsula is fictionalized as the "Chinese Peninsula" in the Japanese manga and anime series, Fire Force.
See also
References
- ^ "Shandong". ChinaCulture.org. Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- S2CID 132284722.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 青岛 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "Qingdao, China - Detailed climate information and monthly weather forecast". Weather Atlas. Yu Media Group. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ 2020 census