The reef oil-gas pool in the carbonate platform of Dongsha Massif is one of the most important exploration directions.
东沙隆起碳酸盐岩台地生物礁、滩油藏的勘探，是珠江口盆地（东部）重要的勘探领域之一。
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Dongsha is the largest and highest of all the sand bars off the coast of Jiangsu Province but it is still underdeveloped.
东沙是江苏岸外沙洲中面积最大、高程最高的一个沙滩，但尚未开发利用。
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The intensified western boundary current of the cyclonic gyre, called the "Dongsha Current" in this paper, flows southwestward next to the shelf south of China.