🏝️ Money Island, Paracel Islands

Money Island is the southwesternmost island in the Crescent Group of the Paracel Islands archipelago. It rises to a height of 6 metres (20 ft) and is covered with brush. At the eastern side of the island lies an extensive reef, which contains a central lagoon, but the reef is mostly submerged at high tide. Inside the lagoon, the open areas range in depth from 7 to 20 metres. The sand cay at the southeastern extremity of the reef is the reef's highest point. The channel between Money Island's reef and Antelope Reef is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) wide. The reef continues around to the north side of the island. There is a small reef on the south side with a man-made channel cut through it to the beach.