Naozhou Island
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Naozhou Island (French: Île Nau-Chau; Chinese: 硇洲岛; pinyin: Náozhōu Dǎo) (Nao Chow) is an island in the South China Sea. Administratively, the island is organized as Naozhou Town (硇洲镇) within Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City of Guangdong Province of China.
Naozhou Island is a fairly small rocky island (10 km long by 6 km across). It is located near the southeastern corner of the larger Donghai Island, to which it is connected by a ferry line.
Naozhou is described as China's largest island of volcanic origin.[1]
