The deepest part of the South China Sea
Zhongsha Great Atoll is the largest atoll in the South China Sea islands, with a length of about 140 km and a width of about 55 km, extending from north to south west, slightly oval. The atolls are all submerged by seawater, and the depth is generally 9-26 metres.
According to Bi Hua, a professor at Hainan Normal University’s School of Geography and Tourism, the eastern side of the Great Atoll is a deep and large crustal fault zone ... Read even more
