
Weizhou Island is the biggest extinct volcano island in China, with an area of 25 square kilometers (9.7 square miles). It is also called "Great Penglai" (Penglai is a legendary fairy island in the East China Sea.). Weizhou Island is the biggest and the youngest volcanic island of China and the biggest island of Guangxi Autonomous Region. It is formed from the piling up of lava from successive volcanic eruptions. Its coastal geology, landforms and lava can be seen nowhere else in China.
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