The Senkaku Islands (尖 閣 諸 島, Senkaku Shotō^?), also known as Diaoyutai Islands (simplified Chinese Simplified Chinese Characters are standardized Chinese characters prescribed in the Xiàndài Hànyǔ Chángyòng Zìbiǎo for use in Mainland China. It is one of many standard character sets of the contemporary Chinese written language. The government of the People's Republic of China in Mainland China has promoted them for use in printing in an: 钓 鱼 台 群 岛; traditional Chinese Traditional Chinese characters refers to Chinese characters in any of the standard sets of Chinese characters which are not the Xiàndài Hànyǔ Chángyòng Zìbiǎo or Tōyō kanji. It most commonly refers to characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan, of Hong Kong, or in the Kangxi Dictionary. The modern shapes of traditional: 釣 魚 台 群 島; pinyin Pinyin , or more formally Hanyu Pinyin (汉语拼音 / 漢語拼音), is currently the most commonly used romanization system for Standard Mandarin (标准普通话 / 標準普通話). Hànyǔ (汉语 / 漢語) means the Chinese language, and pīnyīn (拼音) means "phonetics", or more literally, "spelling sound" or ": Diàoyútái Qúndǎo), or the Pinnacle Islands, are a group of disputed A territorial dispute is a disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more states, or over the possession or control of land by one state after it has conquered it from a former state no longer currently recognized by the occupying power, uninhabited 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 currently controlled by Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is, but also claimed by both 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 and the People's Republic of China b. ^ Simple characterizations of the political structure since the 1980s are no longer possible as 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, Toucheng Township Toucheng is a township in the northern coast of Taiwan. It is administered as a part of Yilan County in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China in Yilan County Yilan County is a county in Northeastern Taiwan. Its name comes from the aboriginal Kavalan tribe. Yilan is officially administered as a county of Taiwan. The islands are located roughly northeast of Taiwan, due west of Okinawa Okinawa Prefecture is one of Japan's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 km long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū (the southwesternmost of Japan's main four islands) to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of the largest and most populous island, Okinawa, and due north of the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands The Ryukyu Islands , also known as the Nansei Islands (南西諸島, Nansei-shotō?, literally Southwest Islands), is a chain of islands in the western Pacific, on the eastern limit of the East China Sea and to the southwest of the island of Kyūshū in Japan. From about 1829 until the mid 20th century, they were alternately called Luchu, Loochoo, in the East China Sea The East China Sea is bounded on the East by the Kyūshū and Ryukyu Islands, on the South by Taiwan, and on the West by mainland China. It is connected with the South China Sea by the Taiwan Strait and with the Sea of Japan by the Korea Strait; it opens in the North to the Yellow Sea.

The islands' status has emerged as a major issue in foreign relations between the People's Republic of China and Japan China and Japan are geographically separated by only a narrow strip of water. China has strongly influenced Japan with its writing system, architecture, culture, religion, philosophy, and law. When Western countries forced Japan to open trading in the mid-nineteenth century, Japan moved towards modernization , viewing China as an antiquated and between Japan and the Republic of China Japan-Taiwan relations are guided by the 1972 Japan-PRC Joint Communique. Since the joint Communique, Japan has maintained non-governmental, working-level relations with Taiwan. The Japanese government regards these islands as a part of Okinawa prefecture Okinawa Prefecture is one of Japan's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 km long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū (the southwesternmost of Japan's main four islands) to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of the largest and most populous island, Okinawa, Former President of Republic of China Lee Teng-hui also claims the land of the Senkaku Islands belongs to Okinawa.^[1] While the complexity of the PRC-ROC relation Cross-Strait relations refers to the relations between mainland China, which sits to the west of the Taiwan Strait, and Taiwan, which sits to the east; especially the relations between their respective governments, the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC) has affected efforts to demonstrate Chinese sovereignty over the islands, both governments agree that the islands are part of Taiwan 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, which is administered by the ROC 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.

Naming

Diaoyutai Islands

The first recorded naming of the islands dated back to the Ming Dynasty The Ming Dynasty , or Empire of the Great Ming (simplified Chinese: 大明国; traditional Chinese: 大明國; pinyin: Dà Míng Guó, also anachronistically simplified Chinese: 大明帝国; traditional Chinese: 大明帝國; pinyin: Dà Míng Dìguó), was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led of China (14th-17th century) in books such as Voyage with the Tail Wind (順風相送), Journey to Lew Chew (使琉球錄). The Chinese Imperial Map of the Ming Dynasty also used Diaoyudao Islands.

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Pinnacle Islands

In the 19th century, the Pinnacle Islands or Pinnacle Group was an English-language name used for the rocks adjacent to, but not including, the largest island Uotsuri Jima/Diaoyu Dao (then called Hoa-pin-su). Neither Kuba Jima/Huangwei Yu (then called Ti-a-usu) nor Taishō Jima/Chiwei Yu (then called "Raleigh Rock") were part of the Pinnacle Islands either.^[2][3][4]

However, in recent years the name "Pinnacle Islands" has come to be used to refer to the entire island group, as an English-language equivalent to "Diaoyu" or "Senkaku".^[5][6]

Senkaku Islands

In the late 19th century, Sentō Shosho (尖頭諸嶼^?) and Senkaku Shosho (尖閣諸嶼^?) were translations used for these "Pinnacle Islands" by various Japanese sources. Subsequently, the entire island group (including Uotsuri Jima/Diaoyu Dao and all the others) came to be called Senkaku Rettō, which later evolved into Senkaku Shotō.^[7]

Geography

• Total islands area Area is a quantity expressing the two-dimensional size of a defined part of a surface, typically a region bounded by a closed curve. The surface area of a 3-dimensional solid is the total area of the exposed surface, such as the sum of the areas of the exposed sides of a polyhedron. Area is an important invariant in the differential geometry of: 7 square kilometers Square kilometre, symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units. 1 km2 is equal to: (2.7 sq mi The square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile. It should not be confused with miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared. For instance, 20 miles square (20 × 20 miles) is equal to 400 square miles)
• Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define the population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals from other areas. Normally breeding is substantially more: 0
• Geographic coordinates A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified in three coordinates, using mainly a spherical coordinate system: 25°58' - 25°41'45" N, 123°27'45" - 124°41'30" E around 25°47′53″N 124°03′21″E / 25.79806°N 124.05583°E

The islands group

The islands sit on the edge of the continental shelf of mainland Asia, and are separated from the Ryukyu Islands The Ryukyu Islands , also known as the Nansei Islands (南西諸島, Nansei-shotō?, literally Southwest Islands), is a chain of islands in the western Pacific, on the eastern limit of the East China Sea and to the southwest of the island of Kyūshū in Japan. From about 1829 until the mid 20th century, they were alternately called Luchu, Loochoo, by the Okinawa Trough The Okinawa Trough between Japan and Taiwan marks the edge of the continental shelf of the East China Sea. It is a backarc basin formed by extension within the continental lithosphere behind the far deeper Ryukyu Trench-arc system. It has a large section more than 3,300 feet (1,000 metres) deep and a maximum depth of 8,912 feet (2,716 metres). The. Japan argues that these islets are part of the Ryukyu Islands The Ryukyu Islands , also known as the Nansei Islands (南西諸島, Nansei-shotō?, literally Southwest Islands), is a chain of islands in the western Pacific, on the eastern limit of the East China Sea and to the southwest of the island of Kyūshū in Japan. From about 1829 until the mid 20th century, they were alternately called Luchu, Loochoo,. They are 170 kilometers The kilometre , symbol km is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in 1⁄ 299,792.458 of a second. It is the conventionally used measurement unit for expressing distances between geographical places in most of the world; notable (106 mi A mile is a unit of length in a number of different systems. In contemporary English, a mile most commonly refers to the statute mile of 5,280 feet , the survey mile of 5,280 survey feet (1,609.3472 metres (5,280.01 ft)) or the nautical mile of 1,852 metres (6,076.12 ft). It is about a third of the old measurement, the league) north of Ishigaki Island Ishigaki is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It includes the Ishigaki island and the disputed Senkaku Islands (Diaoyutai Islands) territory, Japan; 186 km (116 mi) northeast of Keelung Keelung City is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. It borders Taipei County and forms the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with the Taipei City and County. Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport (after Kaohsiung). Keelung is currently, Taiwan; and 410 km (255 mi) west of Okinawa Island Okinawa Island is the largest of the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, and is home to Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. The island has an area of 1,201.03 square kilometers (463.7 sq mi).

The group is made up of five small non-volcanic islands:

Uotsuri Jima/Diaoyu Dao

Uotsuri Jima (魚釣島^[8]) or Diaoyudao (釣魚島^[9]) is the largest island of the Senkaku Islands. The Island located at 25°44′39″N 123°28′26″E / 25.74417°N 123.47389°E has an area of 4.3 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi) and a highest elevation of 383 metres (1,257 ft).^[10]

Uotsuri jima/Diaoyudao has a number of endemic Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a particular geographic location, such as a specific island, habitat type, nation or other defined zone. To be endemic to a place or area means that it is found only in that part of the world and nowhere else. For example, many species of lemur are endemic to the island of Madagascar. Physical, species such as the Senkaku mole (Nesoscaptor uchidai) and Okinawa-kuro-oo-ari ant, but these have become threatened by domestic goats Capra is a genus of mammals, the goats or wild goats, composed of up to nine species including the wild goat, the markhor and several species known as ibex that were introduced to the island in 1978 and whose population has increased to over 300 since that time.^[11]

Kuba Jima/Huangwei Yu

Kuba Jima (久場島^[8]) or Huangwei Yu (黃尾嶼^[9]) is located at 25°55′23″N 123°40′59″E / 25.92306°N 123.68306°E has an area of 1.08 square kilometers (0.4 sq mi) and a highest elevation of 117 meters (384 ft).^[12]

Taishō Jima/Chiwei Yu

Taishō Jima (大正島^[8]) or Chiwei Yu (赤尾嶼^[9]) is located at 25°55′18″N 124°33′34″E / 25.92167°N 124.55944°E has an area of 0.609 square kilometers (0.2 sq mi) and a highest elevation of 75 meters (246 ft).^[13] Both the People's Republic of China b. ^ Simple characterizations of the political structure since the 1980s are no longer possible and 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 claim it as their island.

The US Navy The United States Navy is the sea branch of the United States armed forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. As of 31 December 2008, the U.S. Navy had about 331,682 personnel on active duty and 124,000 in the Navy Reserve. It operates 284 ships in active service and more than 3,700 aircraft. The U.S. Navy is the used Kuba Jima/Huangwei Yu and Taisho Jima/Chiwei Yu as maneuver areas after World War II Albania · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Belgium · Brazil · Bulgaria · Burma · Cambodia · Canada · Ceylon (Sri Lanka) · Channel Islands · China · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · Dutch East Indies · Egypt · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Gibraltar · Greece · Greenland · Hong Kong · Hungary · Iceland ·.

Kita Kojima/Bei Xiaodao

Kita Kojima (北小島) or Bei Xiaodao is located at 25°43′48″N 123°32′33″E / 25.73°N 123.5425°E and has an area of 0.31 square kilometres (77 acres) and a highest elevation of 125 metres (410 ft).^[14]

Nan Xiaodao/Minami Kojima

Minami Kojima or Nan Xiaodao (南小島) is located at 25°43′21″N 123°33′07″E / 25.7225°N 123.55194°E and has an area of 0.40 square kilometres (99 acres) and a highest elevation of 139 metres (456 ft).

This island is one of the few breeding places of the rare Short-tailed Albatross The Short-tailed Albatross or Steller's Albatross, Phoebastria albatrus, is a large rare seabird from the North Pacific. Although related to the other North Pacific albatrosses, it also exhibits behavioural and morphological links to the albatrosses of the Southern Ocean. It was described by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas from skins (Phoebastria albatrus).

Other islands

There are also three larger rocks:

• Chinese: Da Bei Xiaodao (大北小島), Japanese: Okino Kitaiwa (沖ノ北岩, Northern Rocks of the Offshore^?), Coordinates: 25°46′47″N 123°32′32″E / 25.77972°N 123.54222°E;^[15]
• Chinese: Da Nan Xiaodao (大南小島), Japanese: Okino Minami-iwa (沖ノ南岩, Southern Rocks of the Offshore^?), Coordinates: 25°45′19″N 123°34′1″E / 25.75528°N 123.56694°E;^[16]
• Chinese: Yan Jiao Yan, Fei Jiao Yan or Yan Jiao Lai (岩礁岩, 飞礁岩 or 岩礁濑), Japanese: Tobise (飛瀬, Stepping-Stones^?) or Tobishou (飛礁, (past name)^?), highest elevation 2m (6½ ft), Coordinates: 25°44′8″N 123°30′22″E / 25.73556°N 123.50611°E.^[17]

Territorial dispute

The islands were claimed by Japan in January 1895 and were registered in the land registry of Yaeyama-gun (administrative center: Ishigaki Island) in 1896. They are currently administered by Japan as a part of Ishigaki City Ishigaki is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It includes the Ishigaki island and the disputed Senkaku Islands (Diaoyutai Islands) territory, Okinawa prefecture Okinawa Prefecture is one of Japan's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 km long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū (the southwesternmost of Japan's main four islands) to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of the largest and most populous island, Okinawa. According to both the People's Republic of China b. ^ Simple characterizations of the political structure since the 1980s are no longer possible (PRC) and 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 on Taiwan 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 (ROC), China's sovereignty is dated as early as the 15th century. After the start of the dispute, Republic of China registered the islands as 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 (Daxi Village (大溪里), Toucheng Township, Yilan County. The postal code for Diaoyutai Islands in Chunghwa Post's system is 290.

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