Portal:Taiwan/Did you know
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From Wikipedia's newest articles related to Taiwan:
- ... that the Formosan Black Bear is an endangered and endemic species of bear that can only be found in Taiwan?
- ... that Jade Mountain (pictured), at 3,952 meters (13,114 feet), is the tallest mountain in Taiwan. Did you also know that it stands 176 meters taller than Mount Fuji in Japan, and that it was named Niitakayama, or 'new tall mountain' during Japanese rule?
- ... that the 2006 Hengchun earthquake (6.7 Richter scale) off the southwest coast of Taiwan damaged several submarine communications cables resulting in severe disruptions to telecommunication services including Internet access to many East and Southeast Asian countries?
- ... that Gueishan Island is an islet formed by the only active volcano in Taiwan?
- ... that Taipei Grand Mosque is the largest mosque in Taiwan and that there are over 140,000 Muslims residing in Taiwan?
