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Luci Island (Chinese: 鸬鹚岛 / 鸬鹚屿^[3]; pinyin: Lúcí Dǎo/Yǔ/Xù; Wade–Giles: Lu²-tzʻŭ² Tao³/Yü³/Hsü⁴; lit. 'cormorant island') (also Loutz Island (Lu-tzʻu, Lucih) and Lusi Island^[4] (Lusih, Lu-ssu) (Chinese: 鷺鷥島; pinyin: Lùsī Dǎo; Wade–Giles: Lu⁴-ssŭ¹ Tao³; lit. 'little egret island') is an uninhabited^[1]^[5] island southeast of the Asian mainland in Pinghai Town (平海镇), Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian, People's Republic of China (PRC)^[1]^[6] and 9 nautical miles (17 km)^[7]^[8]^[9] north-northwest of Wuciou Township (Ockseu), Kinmen County (Quemoy), Republic of China (Taiwan)^[4] which can be seen from the island.^[10]

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Luci Island
Native name: 鸬鹚岛 / 鸬鹚屿
Luci Island Location in the Taiwan Strait
Geography
Location	In the Taiwan Strait, southeast of the Asian mainland in Pinghai Town (平海镇), Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian
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Area	0.454 km² (0.175 sq mi)^[1]
Length	1,290 m (4230 ft)^[1]
Width	930 m (3050 ft)^[1]
Coastline	4,768 m (15643 ft)^[1]
Highest elevation	37.5 m (123 ft)^[1]
Administration
China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Putian
District	Xiuyu
Town	Pinghai (平海镇)^[2]
Additional information
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

History

In 1991, the island was rented to Hong Kong businessmen to be made into a resort, and a dock and several unfinished buildings were built.^[1]

In January 2019, notice was given of the navigational hazard of the ship Xinhangjun (鑫航君) which sunk in the waters near the island.^[11]

On June 16, 2019, a wind power plant on the island started operation.^[5]

Economy

The sea surrounding the island produces Chinese white shrimp, croceine croaker, ribbonfish, swimming crab and lobster. Stone buildings on the island are used by fishermen as temporary residences.^[1]

Gallery

Maps including Luci Island:

Japanese map including Luci Island (labeled as 鷺鷥島) (1943)
Map including Luci Island (labeled as Lu-tzʻu Hsü 鷺鶿㠘) (AMS, 1954)
Map including Luci Island (labeled as Lu-tzʻu Hsü (Loutz I)) (AMS, 1954)
Map including Luci Island (labeled as LUCI-YU) (DMA, compiled 1971, revised 1996)

References

[1]
海岛资源 [Sea Island Resources]. 莆田市秀屿区人民政府 (in Simplified Chinese). 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020. （二）海岛分布境内海岛主要分布在三大海湾内。{...}鸬鹚周边（包括鸬鹚岛）有海岛4个，全为无居民岛；{...}鸬鹚岛位于平海镇东南海域中，平海湾口外，距大陆最近点9.35千米。形如鸬鹚，展翅南飞，故名。南北最长1290米，东西最宽930米，面积45.4公顷，岸线长4768米，最高点海拔37.5米。为大陆岛，由花岗岩组成，有淡水源，土质松散，可耕种，东侧和南侧有磊石滩。近岸海域皆为沙泥底质，水深4-17米。海岸为基岩滩岸，周围多干出礁，附近产有对虾、大黄鱼、带鱼、梭子蟹、龙虾等，特产紫菜。建有石屋多座，渔汛期为渔民临时居住点。1991年租赁给港商开发为游乐岛，已建码头1座和多座未竣工楼房。
[2]
平海镇. 莆田市秀屿区人民政府 (in Simplified Chinese). 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020. 平海的金色沙滩及形态各异、鬼斧神工的海滩岩，还有观音湖、鸬鹚屿、箭屿等。
[3]
Luci Yu (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
[4]
"Wuqiu Township". Kinmen County Government. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020. Located off the territorial waters from Putien County of Fujian Providence [sic], Wuchiou Township{...}to the north is Nanzi [sic] Island (12 nautical miles) and Lusi Island (9 nautical miles)
[5]
Zheng Yidong 郑已东 (23 June 2019). 鸬鹚岛升压站投运为国内首座220千伏无居民海岛升压站. 湄洲日报 (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
[6]
海岛避暑游胜地——鸬鹚岛. 莆田市秀屿区人民政府 (in Simplified Chinese). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2019. 位于平海镇外海约6海里处的鸬鹚岛，岛上有漂亮的沙滩，奇特的礁石，是难得的避暑休闲旅游胜地。
[7]
第一節金門、烏坵、馬祖 (PDF) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 中華民國海洋委員會, Ocean Affairs Council. p. 80. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019. 鷺鷥嶼{...}一、島嶼位置烏坵嶼{...}離大陸（鷺鷥島）最近距離約 9 浬（約 17 公里）
[8]
地理位置. 金門縣烏坵鄉公所 Wuqiu Township Office, Kinmen County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2019. 西北距鷺鷥島九海浬
[9]
細數國軍之最最小駐地是茫茫海中一塊迷你礁. 聯合新聞網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 15 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020. 最近的「敵人」鷺鷥島更只有9海里。
[10]
莆田最遙遠的海島-鸕鶿島 (in Traditional Chinese). 7 May 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2020. 也是我們祖國離台灣烏丘島最近的一個島嶼，可以清楚的看見台灣的烏丘島。
[11]
“鑫航君”轮在福建莆田鸬鹚岛附近水域沉没航行通告. China Maritime Safety Administration (in Simplified Chinese). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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