China (Eastern China)

China (Eastern China)

GEOGRAPHY

• Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
• Geographic Coordinates : 35 00 N, 105 00 E
• Area: total:  9,596,960 sq. km (land:  9,326,410 sq. km; water:  270,550 sq. km)

(CIA: The World Factbook 2001, http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)

GEODYNAMICS

• Within the continent of Eurasia

ELECTRICITY

• Electric Generation Capacity (1/1/00E): 294 GW
• Electricity Generation (1999E): 1,308 billion kilowatthours
• Thermal:81.8%, Hydro:16.8%, Nuclear: 1.2%

(EIA: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/china.html)

GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION

• 255 high temperature geothermal systems identified
• Development growing 12% per year over the last 10 years
• Most resources seen in the central, southwestern China, and Tibet
• Less development in eastern China

*Currently not operating.

(IGA: http://iga.igg.cnr.it/china.php)

GEOTHERMAL POTENTIAL

• Over 2700 thermal springs
• Most potential exists in the central, southwestern, and Tibet regions
• Estimates (1995) – South Tibet: 1000 MWe, West Yunnan: 570 MWe, Western Sichunan:170
• The latest estimates: 5800 MWe for 30years (Not broken down by region)

CONSIDERATIONS

WORLD HERITAGE

• Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area

(UNESCO: http://whc.unesco.org/sites/natural.htm)

NATIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES

VULNERABLE / ENDANGERED ECOREGIONS

• Central China loess plateau mixed forests (PA0411)
• Changjiang Plain evergreen forests (PA0415)
• Huang He Plain mixed forests (PA0424)
• Northeast China Plain deciduous forests (PA0430)
• Mongolian-Manchurian grassland (PA0813)
• Bohai Sea saline meadow (PA0902)
• Nenjiang River grassland (PA0903)
• Yellow Sea saline meadow (PA0908)
• Jian Nan subtropical evergreen forests (IM0118)
• South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests (IM0149)

(WWF: http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial_pa.html)

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF ECOREGIONS

(National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html?id=1&mapServiceName=WW_Terrecos
&locWidth=120&locHeight=72&cMinx=141.8004&cMiny=45.914108&cMaxx=142.666901&cMaxy=47.798401
&size=small&detail=detailed?id=1&size=small&detail=detailed&cMinx=142.23&cMiny=41&cMaxx=185.43&cMaxy=69.13)

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

(IIASA: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/LUC/ChinaFood/data/pop/pop_3.htm)

References

1. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (January 2002). The world factbook 2002 – China. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html (September 10, 2002)
   
   
2. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (June 2002). Country analysis briefs – China. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/china.html (October 2, 2002)
   
   
3. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). Data-population growth. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/LUC/ChinaFood/data/pop/pop_3.htm (October 13,2002)
   
   
4. International Geothermal Association (IGA). (May 9, 2002). Welcome to our page with data for China. Retrieved from world wide web: http://iga.igg.cnr.it/china.php (October 2, 2002)
   
   
5. National Geographic. Wild world – Terrestrial ecoregions of the world. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html?id=1&mapServiceName=WW_Terrecos
   &locWidth=120&locHeight=72&cMinx=141.8004&cMiny=45.914108&cMaxx=142.666901
   &cMaxy=47.798401&size=small&detail=detailed?id=1&size=small&detail=detailed&cMinx=142.23&cMiny=41
   &cMaxx=185.43&cMaxy=69.13 (October 20, 2002)
   
   
6. United Nation Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). (July 1, 2002). National properties on the world heritage list. Retrieved from world wide web: http://whc.unesco.org/sites/natural.htm (October24, 2002)
   
   
7. World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Ecoregions. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial_pa.html (October 24, 2002)

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