湄洲湾是“中国少有 ,世界不多”的天然深水良港。地理位置适中 ,北至上海 5 90海里 ,南离湛江 6 2 0海里 ,与台湾隔海相望 ,处于我国南方海运航线的中心 ;海岸线总长 2 89公里 ,其中 10米以上天然深水岸线长达 30余公里 ,相当于我国现有万吨以上深水泊位占岸线长度的一半 ,可 Meizhou Bay is a natural deepwater harbor with “few in China and few in the world”. Its geographical location is moderate. It is 5 90 nautical miles north of Shanghai and 620 nautical miles south of Zhanjiang. It faces Taiwan across the sea and is at the center of China’s southern shipping route. The total length of the coastline is 2 89 kilometers, of which the natural deep-water coastline of more than 10 meters More than 30 kilometers, equivalent to China’s existing million tons of deep water berths account for half of the length of the coastline may be