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The Qiongzhou Strait (), also called the Hainan Strait, is a body of water that separates the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong, southern China, to the north from Hainan Island to its south. The strait connects the Gulf of Tonkin in the west to the South China Sea on the east. The strait is on average wide and centered at with a maximum water depth of approximately . The Guangdong–Hainan Ferry (part of the Guangdong–Hainan Railway) carries rail cars and automotive vehicles across the strait. A 140 billion RMB ($21 billion USD) bridge across the strait is planned to begin construction in 2012.〔 The bridge is currently designed to have levels for both trains and cars, and is expected to be long. Currently the strait is susceptible to closure during strong typhoon activity. Whales and dugongs were once common in the strait. The strait was crossed by the People's Liberation Army forces in the spring of 1950 (see Landing Operation on Hainan Island). ==See also== * Qiongshan District, formerly called ''Qiongzhou'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Qiongzhou Strait」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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