List of islands of Taiwan
This is a list of islands under the administration of the Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan, classified into various island groups. The island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, is the largest island and the main component of whole ROC governing territories. Islands that are actively claimed by the ROC but not administered, such as the Senkaku Islands and most of South China Sea Islands, are excluded from the list.
After the amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of China in 1990s, the islands on this list collectively form the term of "Free area of the Republic of China" or "Taiwan Area", which legally define the area effectively under the ROC government's control.
Archipelagos of Taiwan
| Name | Chinese | Mandarin (Pinyin) | Taiwanese (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) | Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ) | Other name | Major islands | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 臺灣 | Táiwān | Tâi-oân | Thòi-vàn | Formosa | Taiwan, Orchid Island, Green Island, Lamay Island, Guishan Island | Multiple |
| Penghu | 澎湖 | Pénghú | Phêⁿ-ô | Phàng-fù | Pescadores | Penghu, Xiyu, Baisha, Qimei, Wang'an | Penghu County |
| Kinmen | 金門 | Jīnmén | Kim-mn̂g | Kîm-mùn | Quemoy | Kinmen, Lieyu, Dadan, Erdan | Kinmen County |
| Matsu | 馬祖 | Mǎzǔ | Má-chó͘ | Mâ-chú | Nangan, Beigan, Dongyin, Xiyin, Dongju, Xiju | Lienchiang County | |
| Wuqiu | 烏坵 | Wūqiū | O·-kiu | Vû-hiu | Daqiu, Xiaoqiu | Kinmen County | |
| Dongsha | 東沙 | Dōngshā | Tang-soa | Tûng-sâ | Pratas | All of Dongsha Islands | Kaohsiung City |
| Nansha | 南沙 | Nánshā | Lâm-soa | Nàm-sâ | Spratly | Taiping Island, Chungchou Reef | Kaohsiung City |
Taiwan and its surrounding islands
Location map of outlying islands governed by Taiwan
- Island of Taiwan (Formosa; 臺灣島)
- Kaohsiung
- Cijin (旗津島); formerly a longshore bar connected to the island of Taiwan at the southern tip, this link was severed in 1975 due to Kaohsiung Port construction.
- Keelung City
- Keelung Islet (基隆嶼)
- Hoping Island (和平島)
- The Three Northern Islands (北方三島)
- Huaping Islet (花瓶嶼)
- Mianhua Islet (棉花嶼)
- Pengjia Islet (彭佳嶼)
- Nantou County
- Lalu (拉魯島); a lake island within the Sun Moon Lake
- Pingtung County
- Hsiao Liuchiu (Lamay Islet; 琉球嶼)
- Qixingyan (Seven star reefs;七星岩)
- Taitung County
- Green Island (Lyudao, Ludao; 綠島)
- Orchid Island (Lanyu, Ponso no Tao; 蘭嶼)
- Lesser Orchid Island (Hsiao Lanyu, Jimagaod; 小蘭嶼)
- Sansiantai ( 三仙台)
- Yilan County
- Gueishan Island (Turtle Mount; 龜山島)
- Kaohsiung
- Penghu Islands (Pescadores Islands; 澎湖群島) (Penghu County)
Kinmen
Kinmen County
- Kinmen (Quemoy; 金門列島)
- Kinmen (Kinmen, Main island;大金門, 金門本島)
- Lesser Kinmen (Hsiao Kinmen, Lieyu; 小金門, 烈嶼)
- Dadan Island (大膽島)
- Erdan Island (二膽島)
- Menghu Islet (猛虎嶼)
- Fuhsing Islet (復興嶼)
- Lion Islet (獅嶼)
- Jiangong Islet (建功嶼)
Matsu Islands
- Matsu Islands (馬祖列島)
Wuchiu
- Wuchiu (Wuqiu; 烏坵)
- Tachiu (Daqiu, Taciou; 大坵)
- Hsiaochiu (Xiaoqiu; 小坵)
South China Sea Islands
Map of various countries occupying the Spratly Islands
- South China Sea Islands (南海諸島) (Kaohsiung Municipality; only those listed below are controlled by the ROC)
- Pratas Islands (Tungsha, Dong-sha; 東沙群島)
- Spratly Islands (Nansha, Nan-sha; 南沙群島; disputed with several Southeast Asian countries)
- Taiping (Itu Aba; 太平島)
- Zhongzhou Reef (Chung-Chou Reef;中洲礁)
The ROC keeps claims to all the South China Sea Islands,[1][2] but only the Pratas and part of the Spratly islands are under its control. They are governed as part of Cijin District, City of Kaohsiung.
See also
- Geography of Taiwan
- List of islands
- List of islands in the South China Sea
- Tachen Islands (islands evacuated in 1955)
- Diaoyutai Islands (釣魚臺列嶼) (disputed with Japan and the People's Republic of China)
References
- ↑ http://www.asianresearch.org/articles/3115.html Taiwan's Spratly Initiative in the South China Sea
- ↑ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) reiterates its position on the South China Sea". 2010-07-29.
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