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China’s coastal zone is located along its continental margin bordering the Pacific Ocean and includes three marginal seas: the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea. It has a of coastline that extends 32,000 km and includes some 6,500 islands. The coastline of the islands measures ca. 14,000 km (Fig. 1). This coastal zone stretches across several climate zones, ranging from the temperate, to subtropical and tropical. The entire area is humid and receives plenty of rainfall, although there are differences between the North and the South. In general the coastal climate is controlled by the monsoon. In the winter it is dominated by the Mongolian high pressure system and the climate is dry and cold, with prevailing winds from the north. In the summer the area is dominated by a low pressure system, rich in rainfall, and prevailing winds are from the south and southeast.
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Wang, Y., Luo, Z., Zhu, D. (1997). Economic Development and Integrated Management Issues in Coastal China. In: Haq, B.U., Haq, S.M., Kullenberg, G., Stel, J.H. (eds) Coastal Zone Management Imperative for Maritime Developing Nations. Coastal Systems and Continental Margins, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1066-4_20
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