This is a list of islands An island or isle (/ˈaɪl/) is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot, /ˈaɪ.ət/. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago of the Republic of China The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, is a state in East Asia comprising the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor islands located off the east coast of mainland China. Neighbouring states include the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the west, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south (Taiwan) administration (islands not administered but which are claimed by the ROC are not included on this list). The list is organized by major island groups. All of these islands are claimed by the People's Republic of China b. ^ Simple characterizations of the political structure since the 1980s are no longer possible.
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Kinmen
- Kinmen Kinmen , also known as Quemoy, is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China (ROC): Greater Kinmen (大金門), Lesser Kinmen, and some islets. Administratively, it is Kinmen County of Fukien Province, Republic of China. The county is claimed as part of Fujian's Quanzhou Prefecture by the People's Republic of (Quemoy; 金門島) (Kinmen County, Fukien Province)
- Lesser Kinmen Lieyu or Lesser Kinmen is one of the islands of the Kinmen group. It is in the Taiwan Strait, on the coast of Fujian. Geographically it is very near to Xiamen (Amoy). Administratively the island forms the Lieyu Township (烈嶼鄉) the Kinmen County of the Fuchien Province of the Republic of China. The People's Republic of China claims the Kinmen (Hsiao Kinmen; 小金門) (Kinmen County, Fukien Province)
Matsu Islands
- Matsu Islands The Matsu Islands are a minor archipelago of 19 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang County(連江縣; Lièng-gŏng-gâing), Fujian Province of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Not all of what is historically part of Lienchiang county is under the control of the ROC. The People's Republic of China controls the part of (馬祖列島) (Lienchiang County, Fukien Province)
- Peikan Beigan Township , part of the northern Matsu Islands, is officially administrated as Lienchiang County by the Republic of China (Taiwan). Matsu Beigan Airport set here as gateway between the Taiwan Island and the Matsu Islands (Beigan; 北竿)
- Kaoteng (Gaodeng; 高登)
- Nankan Nangan is one of the Matsu Islands and the capital township of the Lienchiang County (which coincides geographically with the Matsus) of the Republic of China (Nangan; 南竿)
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- Tungyin Dongyin is an island in the Taiwan Strait off the coast of Fujian. The Dongyin Township (traditional Chinese: 東引鄉; Dĕ̤ng-īng-hiŏng), composed of Dongyin and Siyin, is a township of the Lienchiang County, Fukien Province, Republic of China (Taiwan) (Dongyin; 東引) (Lienchiang County, Fukien Province)
- Hsiyin (Siyin; 西引)
- Liang Island (亮島)
- Jyuguang Juguang , also spelled Chukuang, is a township of Lienchiang County, Republic of China. Juguang Township includes two major Matsu islands -- Dongju Island (東莒 "East Ju"; Dĕ̤ng-gṳ̄) and Xiju Island (西莒 "West Ju"; Să̤-gṳ̄) -- and some islets. Neither Dongju nor Xiju has an island-wide administrative level (Chukuang; 莒光) (Lienchiang County, Fukien Province)
- Tungchu (東莒)
- Hsichu (西莒)
- Yongliou (永留嶼)
- Tungyin Dongyin is an island in the Taiwan Strait off the coast of Fujian. The Dongyin Township (traditional Chinese: 東引鄉; Dĕ̤ng-īng-hiŏng), composed of Dongyin and Siyin, is a township of the Lienchiang County, Fukien Province, Republic of China (Taiwan) (Dongyin; 東引) (Lienchiang County, Fukien Province)
South China Sea Islands
- South China Sea Islands The South China Sea Islands consist of over 250 around 1-km² islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs, and sandbars in the South China Sea, most of which have no indigenous people, many of which are naturally under water at high tide, some of which are permanently submerged. The features are grouped into three archipelagos (listed by area size), (南海諸島) (Kaohsiung Municipality; only those listed below are administered by the ROC)
- Pratas Islands The Pratas Islands or Dongsha Islands consists of three islands located in northeastern South China Sea, 340 km (211 mi) southeast of Hong Kong. They are controlled by the Republic of China (Taiwan). The People's Republic of China asserts sovereignty over these islands along with all other territories currently controlled by the Republic of China (Tungsha, Dong-sha; 東沙群島)
- Spratly Islands The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs, islets, atolls, cays, and islands in the South China Sea between the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, and China. They comprise less than four square kilometers of land area, spread over more than 425,000 square kilometers of sea. The Spratlys are part of the three archipelagos of the (Nansha, Nan-sha; 南沙群島; disputed with several Southeast Asian countries)
The ROC keeps claims to all the South China Sea Islands, but only Pratas and part of Spartly islands are under its administration. Now the governing area is governed by Qijin District Qijin District is a district of Kaohsiung City, Republic of China in southern Taiwan, covering the entire Qijin Island. Most of its residents are employed by the shipping industry. There is a park on the north western shore. The "Cross Harbor Tunnel" (Chinese: 過港隧道) connects the Qijin Island at the southern tip to the rest of, Kaohsiung Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan. It is enclosed by Kaohsiung County, and faces the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into eleven districts. The city is one of two special municipalities under administration of the Republic of China (also known as Taiwan), which grants it the same.
Taiwan and related Islands
- Taiwan Island Taiwan, also known as Formosa , is an island situated in East Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It has comprised most (99%) of the territory of the Republic of China (ROC) since the 1950s. The term "Taiwan" has also become a commonly used alternative name both domestically and (臺灣島) (across 15 out of 16 counties and all 5 county-level cities in Taiwan Province, and Taipei Municipality Taipei City is the largest city of Taiwan and the capital of the Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan"). Situated at the tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Danshui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean. Another coastal city, Danshui, is about 20 km northwest at the river's mouth on and Kaohsiung Municipality Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan. It is enclosed by Kaohsiung County, and faces the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into eleven districts. The city is one of two special municipalities under administration of the Republic of China (also known as Taiwan), which grants it the same which are not part of Taiwan Province Taiwan Province of the Republic of China . The Tiaoyutai Islands to the northeast of the main island of Taiwan, claimed by the ROC as part of Ilan County are too small to be shown)
- Cijin Cijin District is a district of Kaohsiung City, Republic of China in southern Taiwan, covering the entire Cijin Island. Most of its residents are employed by the shipping industry. There is a park on the north western shore. The "Cross Harbor Tunnel" (Chinese: 過港隧道) connects the Cijin Island at the southern tip to the rest of (旗津島; an artificial island, formerly a longshore bar connected to the island of Taiwan) (Kaohsiung Municipality)
- Green Island Green Island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, about 33 km (20.5 miles) off the eastern coast of Taiwan. In the 19th century it was known as Samasana Island and the Japanese called it Kasho-to (火燒島). The island is 15.092 km² at high tide and 17.329 km² at low tide. Administratively, Green Island is Lutao Hsiang (綠島鄉), (Lyutao, Lutao; 綠島) (Taitung County, Taiwan Province)
- Gueishan Island Guishan Island or Steep Island or Turtle Island , also known as Kueishan Island, is an island in the Pacific Ocean currently administered by Yilan County, Taiwan and located 9.1 km east of port of Gengfang Fishery Harbor. The island is the top of an andesite stratovolcano which rises from the seafloor. It is the only active volcano in Taiwan, (Turtle Mount; 龜山島) (Yilan County, Taiwan Province)
- Hsiao Liuchiu Lamay Island or Golden Lion Island (Chinese: 小 (Little Ryukyu; 琉球嶼) (Pingtung County, Taiwan Province)
- Keelung Islet Keelung Islet is a small island located 3.35 km (2.08 mi) northeast of the northern shore of Keelung, Taiwan and 4.9 km (3.0 mi) away from the Port of Keelung. It has an area of 23.91 ha (59.08 acres). It's 910 m (2,986 ft) in length, and 410 m (1,345 ft) in width including the manmade harbor, the highest point is 182 m (597 ft) above sea level (基隆嶼) (Keelung City, Taiwan Province)
- Lalu Lalu island is a small island in Taiwan's Sun Moon Lake. The island used to be much bigger, separating the lake into a part shaped like crescent moon and another part shaped like a round sun.[citation needed] When the island was still bigger, people used to live on it. Two events decreased the size of the island. First, construction of a dam in (lake island This is a list of islands in lakes , which are one type of inland islands within the Sun Moon Lake Sun Moon Lake is the largest body of water in Taiwan as well as a tourist attraction. Situated in Yuchih, Nantou, the area around the Sun Moon Lake is home to the Thao tribe, one of aboriginal tribes in Taiwan. Sun Moon Lake surrounds a tiny island called Lalu. The east side of the lake resembles a sun while the west side resembles a moon, hence) (拉魯島) (Nantou County)
- Orchid Island Orchid Island is a 45-km² volcanic island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan island and separated from the Batanes of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait. It is governed as Lanyu Township of Taitung County, Republic of China (Taiwan). The island is home to the Tao, an ethnic minority group who migrated to the island from (Lanyu, Ponso no Tao; 蘭嶼) (Taitung County, Taiwan Province)
- Pescadores Islands 'Peng-hu' was first recorded in unofficial historical records and regional logs in 1171 during the Southern Song Dynasty. From the middle of the 17th century to 1895, Taiwan and the archipelago were ruled by pirates, the colonial Dutch Empire, the Koxinga kingdom, and the Qing Dynasty, successively (澎湖群島) (Penghu County, Taiwan Province)
- Penghu 'Peng-hu' was first recorded in unofficial historical records and regional logs in 1171 during the Southern Song Dynasty. From the middle of the 17th century to 1895, Taiwan and the archipelago were ruled by pirates, the colonial Dutch Empire , the Koxinga kingdom, and the Qing Dynasty, successively (澎湖島)
- Baisha (白沙島)
- Siyu (Yuwong; 西嶼, 漁翁島)
- Cimei Cimei is located at 23°16′N 119°40′E / 23.267°N 119.667°E, about 29 sea miles (or 36 kilometers) from Makung, 48 sea miles west of Tainan and 58 sea miles north of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The unhabitated Mao Yu and Cau Yu west of Cimei are also under its governance. Cimei is 6.99 square km in area with a coastline of 14.4 kilometers and (七美嶼)
- Wang-an Wang-an is a rural township in Penghu Islands, Taiwan. It is located at the southern sea of Penghu. There are nineteen islets with nine villages on six of islets. Four village on the main island while others are on their own islet (望安島)
- The Three Northern Islands (北方三島) (Keelung City, Taiwan Province)
Wuchiu
- Wuchiu Wuciou is a group of islands comprising two major islands, namely Greater Ciou Islet and Smaller Ciou Islet, in the Taiwan Strait. Administratively the Wuciou Township is part of Kinmen County of the Fujian Province of the Republic of China. Its name means "black mound" (Wuciou; 烏坵) (Kinmen County, Fukien Province)
- Tachiu (Tahchiu, Taciou, Wuchiu, Wuciou; 大坵)
- Hsiaochiu (Hsiaociou; 小坵)
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