Nanxiao Dao

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Nanxiao Dao (Nánxiǎo Dǎo) is one of the uninhabited islets affiliated with the Diaoyu Islands, located approximately 5.5 kilometers southeast of Diaoyu Dao. It is one of the minor landforms forming the Diaoyu Islands and is occasionally referred to together with Beixiao Dao as Gǎnlǎnshān (Olive Mountain), Xuepolan, or Huangmaoyu. The name "Nanxiao Dao" was officially designated by China's State Oceanic Administration on March 3, 2012, as part of the standard naming of features within the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated territories.

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