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Senkaku Islands

(Encyclopedia) Senkaku IslandsSenkaku Islandssĕnˈkäk&oomacr; [key], small, uninhabited island group, 8 sq mi (20.7 sq km), Okinawa prefecture, extreme SW Japan, in the East China Sea. Located 90…

Kinmen

(Encyclopedia) Kinmen, island group, Taiwan: see Quemoy.

Chilung

(Encyclopedia) Chilung or Chi-lung, city, Taiwan: see Keelung.

Matsu

(Encyclopedia) Matsu or Ma-tsuMa-tsumäˈdz&oomacr;ˈ [key], Taiwanese island group, administered as Lienchiang co. (2010 pop 14,604), in the East China Sea, off Fujian prov., China, E of Fuzhou,…

Yushan

(Encyclopedia) Yushan,&sp;Yu Shan, or Mount Morrison, 13,113 ft (3,997 m) high, S Taiwan; highest peak on the island. It was first ascended in 1896 by a Japanese expedition.

Taiwan Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures

Taiwan, officially known as The Republic of China (ROC), is a beautiful self-governed island country located on the East Asia map. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and is separated from…

Chen Shui-bian

(Encyclopedia) Chen Shui-bianChen Shui-bianchŭn shwā-byän [key], 1951–, Taiwanese political leader, president of Taiwan (2000–2008). Born into poverty, he obtained his law degree from National Taiwan…

Pingtung

(Encyclopedia) Pingtung or P'ing-tungP'ing-tungboth: pĭngˈd&oobreve;ngˈ [key], city (2010 pop. 198,903), S Taiwan. Located in an agricultural area, Pingtung produces metals, machinery, chemicals…

Taitung

(Encyclopedia) Taitung or T'ai-tungTaitungboth: tīˈd&oobreve;ngˈ [key], city (2010 pop. 110,901), W Taiwan. Rice, sugarcane, and peanuts are the major crops marketed and processed in Taitung. The…

Xiamen

(Encyclopedia) XiamenXiamenshyäˈmŭnˈ [key] or AmoyXiamenämoiˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 458,000), S Fujian prov., China, on Xiamen island, at the mouth of the Jiulong River. It has an excellent…