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Shandong Peninsula

Shandong Peninsula proper noun: a peninsula in Shandong, in eastern China, between the Bohai Sea to the north and the Yellow Sea to the south.

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Proper noun

Shandong Peninsula

  1. A peninsula in Shandong, in eastern China, between the Bohai Sea to the north and the Yellow Sea to the south.
    • As a satellite city of Qingdao, Jimo boasts the Laoshan Mountain in the south and the Yellow Sea to the east. It is at the center of the manufacturing base and city cluster of Shandong Peninsula, and one of the majors cities within the 30-minute economic rim of Greater Qingdao.2007, Susan (梁红) Liang, William Zou, “Scenic Spots in Suburban Cities”, in Qingdao: Travel Guide, Qingdao: Qingdao Publishing House, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 71
    • Bohai Sea is on the northeastern coast of China, bounded by Liaodong and Shandong Peninsulas, so pollution there is slow to wash out to the ocean, exacerbating damage to local marine life.2009 June 22, “Oil slicks poisoning China's Bohai Sea - official”, in Emma Graham-Harrison, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 14 May 2022, Oil Report

Forms of Shandong Peninsula

alternative formShantung Peninsula

Origin of Shandong Peninsula

Partial calque from Mandarin 山東半島/山东半岛 (Shāndōng Bàndǎo).

Questions about Shandong Peninsula

What does Shandong Peninsula mean?
Shandong Peninsula means a peninsula in Shandong, in eastern China, between the Bohai Sea to the north and the Yellow Sea to the south.
What part of speech is Shandong Peninsula?
Shandong Peninsula is a proper noun.

Words near Shandong Peninsula in the dictionary

  1. shandite
  2. Shandley
  3. Shandon
  4. shandon beni
  5. Shandong
  6. Shandong Peninsula
  7. Shandonger
  8. Shandongers
  9. Shandra
  10. shandries
  11. shandry

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