China has full picture of coastal water resources

China has full picture of coastal¹ water resources

 BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday officially concluded an eight-year-long national marine² survey, giving the country a true picture of its coastal water resources.

Launched by the State Oceanic Administration from 2004, the government-funded coastal waters survey shows China has a total of 19,057 km of continental³ coastline and 10,312 sea islands, of them 569 are inhabited.

Nearly 90 percent of China's coastal cities are suffering from water shortages at differing levels, according to the project. Of the surveyed 52 coastal cities in 11 provinces, 28 have serious or extremely serious shortages of water.

Entitled "Comprehensive Survey and Assessment⁴ on Coastal Waters," the project has been China's largest marine survey since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

1 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

2 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

4 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？