Yinlong

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 銀龍／银龙.

Proper noun

Yinlong

1. An island at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri rivers near Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island in Heixiazidao, Fuyuan, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China
   • 2008 July 21, Shipeng Guo, Ben Blanchard, “China signs border demarcation pact with Russia”, in Nick Macfie, editor, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-07-23, EARNINGS‎^[2]:

     According to the latest protocol, Russia would return Yinlong island , or Tarabarov Island, and half of Heixiazi island (Bolshoi Ussuriysky island), the China Daily said on Monday.

   • 2008 October 15, “Russia hands back half of island”, in South China Morning Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 December 2023‎^[4]:

     Russia handed over about 174 sq km of the western part of the island, along with the nearby Yinlong Island, China News Service reported. […]
     Russia promised to relinquish control over Yinlong Island and half of Heixiazi Island. In return, China gave up the territorial claims to the remainder of Heixiazi Island occupied and governed by Russia.

Synonyms

• (from Russian) Tarabarov

Translations

island

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