Yongxing Island - Eikoto

Japanese: 永興島 - えいこうとう
Yongxing Island - Eikoto

…It consists of the Xuande and Yongle archipelagos and other large and small islands. The main ones are Yongheung Island, Josul Island, Sanho Island, Ganquan Island, Zhongjian Island, and Dongdao Island. Yongheung Island is the largest, but its area is only a few square kilometers. Many of the islands are coral islands or reefs, and are about 10 meters high. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Yeongxing Island" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…宣徳・永楽両群島とその他の大小の島々から成る。おもなものに永興島,趙述島,珊瑚島,甘泉島,中建島,東島があり,永興島が最大であるが面積は数km2にすぎない。多くはサンゴ島やサンゴ礁で,高さも10m前後。…

※「永興島」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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