 Shandong Peninsula has a rocky coastline with cliffs, bays, and islands; the large Laizhou Bay, the southernmost of the three bays of Bohai Sea, is found to the north, between Dongying and Penglai; Jiaozhou Bay, which is much smaller, is found to the south, next to Qingdao.The Miaodao Islands extend northwards from the northern coast of the peninsula.Shandong has a temperate climate, lying in the transition between the humid subtropical ("Cwa" under the Köppen climate classification) and humid continental (Köppen "Dwa") zones with four distinct seasons.