Chapter 19: Transcription of Yongxing Ind


    Yongxing Ind is also known as "Woody Ind" because of the dense forests there. Yongxing Ind got its name from the warship that took over the Xisha Inds on November 29, 1946.


    Yongxing Ind is located at 16 degrees, 50 minutes northtitude and 112 degrees, 20 east longitude. The ind is about 1,850 meters long from east to west, about 1,160 meters wide from north to south, and covers an approximate area of 2.1 square kilometers.


    It is thergest ind in both the Xisha Inds and in the South China Sea. Yongxing Ind is t with an average height of about five meters. There is arge sand dike about 870 meters long and 100 meters wide in the southwest of the ind with a maximum height of 8.3 meters.


    It is also surrounded by sand banks and has a depression in the middle that was formed after thegoon dried up. It''s convenient to dig a well there to get water, but the water is undrinkable due to the pollution of ck manure. Despite this, its still sufficient for washing.


    Yongxing Ind has arge surface area, lush vegetation, abundant fresh water, no stagnant water in the central lond, and high sand dikes to block the wind. As a result, this is the most advantageous ind in the South China Sea.


    Since Yongxing Ind happens to be in the middle of the Xisha Inds, it is considered the capital of the Zhongsha Inds in the southwest, and Hainan Province sent a government agency (equivalent to the county level) to reside there.


    Yongxing Ind is the transportation hub of the Zhongsha Inds in the southwest. It has a modern airport, which can take off andnd Boeing 737 aircraft, and the dock can hold five-thousand-ton ships. Other infrastructures and reception facilities are also rtivelyplete.