The islands comprising the Taiwan Area under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (ROC) are classified into various island groups. The island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, is the largest island and the main component of the ROC-controlled territories. Islands that are claimed by the ROC but not administered, including those under the control of the People's Republic of China, and those disputed with other countries such as Senkaku Islands and most of South China Sea Islands, are excluded from this list.
At the adoption of Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China in the 1990s, these islands collectively form the "Free area of the Republic of China" or known alternatively as "Taiwan Area", which legally defines the territorial extent under the actual control of the ROC government.
Some Taiwanese islands have various translations in English due to different systems of romanization in Chinese language in use, or derivation of differing linguistic origins from Mandarin, Hokkien, indigenous languages or other foreign languages. Some islands also have different names derived from particular historical periods which remain in use to this day. [1]
There are in total of 168 islands which can be classified into the following geographical units:
Name | Chinese | Mandarin (Pinyin) | Taiwanese (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) | Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ) | Other name | No. islands | Major islands | Division |
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Taiwan | 臺灣 | Táiwān | Tâi-oân | Thòi-vàn | Formosa | 22 | Taiwan, Orchid, Green, Lamay, Guishan | Multiple |
Penghu | 澎湖 | Pénghú | Phêⁿ-ô | Phàng-fù | Pescadores | 90 | Penghu, Xiyu, Baisha, Cimei, Wang'an | Penghu County |
Kinmen | 金門 | Jīnmén | Kim-mn̂g | Kîm-mùn | Quemoy | numerous | Kinmen, Lieyu, Dadan, Erdan | Kinmen County |
Matsu | 馬祖 | Mǎzǔ | Má-chó͘ | Mâ-chú | 36 | Nangan, Beigan, Dongyin, Xiyin, Dongju, Xiju | Lienchiang County | |
Wuqiu | 烏坵 | Wūqiū | O͘-khiu | Vû-hiu | Ockseu | 2 | Daqiu, Xiaoqiu | Kinmen County |
Tungsha/Dongsha | 東沙 | Dōngshā | Tang-soa | Tûng-sâ | Pratas | 1 | Pratas Island | Kaohsiung Municipality |
Nansha | 南沙 | Nánshā | Lâm-soa | Nàm-sâ | Spratly | 2 | Taiping Island, Zhongzhou Reef | Kaohsiung Municipality |
Note: The Senkaku Islands, which are controlled by Japan, are disputed by the PRC (People's Republic of China) and the ROC as being a part of Taiwan (they are known as "Diaoyu" or "Diaoyutai" in Mandarin Chinese). Japan administers the Senkaku Islands as a part of the Ryukyu Islands.
List of Taiwanese islands with over 5 km2 of area. [2]
Order | Name | Chinese | Taiwanese | Hakka | Geographical unit | Administrative Division | Area (km²) | |
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1 | Taiwan Main Island/ Formosa | 臺灣本島 | Tâi-oân pún-tó | Thòi-vàn pún-tó | Taiwan | multiple | 35,807.82 | |
2 | Kinmen Main Island | 金門本島 | Kim-mn̂g pún-tó | Kîm-mùn pún-tó | Kinmen | 4 townships | Kinmen | 134.25 |
3 | Penghu Main Island | 澎湖本島 | Phêⁿ-ô pún-tó | Phàng-fù pún-tó | Penghu | Magong, Huxi | Penghu | 65.41 |
4 | Orchid Island | 蘭嶼 | Lân-sū | Làn-yí | Taiwan | Lanyu | Taitung | 46.82 |
5 | Xiyu Island | 西嶼 | Sai-sū | Sî-yí | Penghu | Xiyu | Penghu | 17.84 |
– | Waisanding Shoal | 外傘頂洲 | Gōa-sòaⁿ-téng-chiu | Ngoi-san táng-chû | Taiwan | Kouhu | Yunlin | 17.22 |
6 | Green Island | 綠島 | Le̍k-tó | Liu̍k-tó | Taiwan | Lüdao | Taitung | 15.09 |
7 | Lesser Kinmen Island (Lieyu) | 小金門島 | Sió-kim-mn̂g-tó | Séu-kîm-mùn-tó | Kinmen | Lieyu | Kinmen | 14.85 |
8 | Baisha Island | 白沙島 | Pe̍h-soa-tó | Pha̍k-sâ-tó | Penghu | Baisha | Penghu | 13.88 |
9 | Nangan Island (Matsu) | 南竿島 | Lâm-kan-tó | Nàm-kôn-tó | Matsu | Nangan | Lienchiang | 10.43 |
10 | Cimei/Qimei Island | 七美嶼 | Chhit-bí-tó | Chhit-mî-yí | Penghu | Cimei | Penghu | 7.59 |
11 | Lamay Island | 琉球嶼 | Liû-khiû-sū | Liù-khiù-yí | Taiwan | Liuqiu | Pingtung | 6.80 |
12 | Wang'an Island | 望安島 | Bāng-oaⁿ-tó | Mong-ôn-tó | Penghu | Wang'an | Penghu | 6.74 |
13 | Beigan Island | 北竿島 | Pak-kan-tó | Pet-kôn-tó | Matsu | Beigan | Lienchiang | 6.44 |
The highly controversial sovereignty disputes over both the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands and the South China Sea Islands (which are disputed and controlled by several countries) are complex with the disputed status of both Taiwan (the territories outlined in the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco) and the Republic of China (ROC) which controls Taiwan. As the ROC and the People's Republic of China (PRC) still compete their de jure claim as the sole legitimate government of the entire China, they effectively lay claim to the same extent of islands, including the South China Sea Islands and the Senkaku Islands, among others. [35] This makes these disputes multi-layered and therefore virtually impossible to solve by following the guidelines of international law.
The ROC maintains its historical claims to all of the South China Sea Islands. [36] [37] They are also claimed by five other claimants, namely the PRC, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei. The islands within the Pratas and Spratly Islands which remain under the control of the ROC are assigned to Cijin District, Kaohsiung City, thus technically defining these islands to be part of the "Taiwan Area". The United Nations considers the South China Sea to be "international waters" and does not acknowledge any of the South China Sea Islands as "true islands". The acknowledgement of these islands as "true islands" is crucial because the definition of "islands" would justify the creation of an exclusive economic zone around them, which can be used to cut off international shipping lanes and to acquire natural resources such as oil which lie beneath the ocean.
Meanwhile, the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands [38] are claimed by the ROC as "Diaoyutai Islands" within Toucheng Township, Yilan County [39] and are considered to be part of geographic and provincial Taiwan by the ROC. The Senkaku Islands lie about 186 kilometres from the northeast of Taiwan Island, and situated roughly 330 kilometres from the east of mainland China. They form the westernmost extremity of the "Ryukyu Islands", which Japan administers as Okinawa Prefecture. The PRC also claims the Senkaku Islands as "Diaoyu Islands" as part of its claimed "Taiwan Province".
The PRC claims the islands of Taiwan and Penghu as part of its 23rd Taiwan Province, together with the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands (claimed as "Diaoyudao Islands"), which are also claimed by the ROC as part of its own Taiwan Province. The PRC claims Kinmen (Quemoy) as a county of the prefecture-level city Quanzhou, in Fujian Province. Matsu is claimed as part of Lianjiang County, part of Fuzhou, in Fujian Province. The Wuqiu islands are claimed as part of Xiuyu District, a district of the prefecture-level city Putian, in Fujian Province. Pratas Island is claimed as part of Chengqu in Shanwei (Swabue) Guangdong Province. The Nansha Islands controlled by the ROC, i.e. Taiping Island and Zhongzhou Reef, are claimed as part of Sansha, in Hainan Province. The PRC thus claims the ROC-controlled islands as part of its own Taiwan Province (Taiwan and Penghu), Fujian Province (Kinmen, Matsu and Wuqiu), Guangdong Province (Dongsha) and Hainan Province (Nansha).
Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), only 10 km (6.2 mi) east from the city of Xiamen in Fujian, located at the southeastern coast of the People's Republic of China, from which they are separated by Xiamen Bay. Kinmen is also located 187 km (116 mi) west from the closest shoreline of the island of Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait.
Juguang Township / Jyuguang Township, also spelled Chukuang, is a rural township of Lienchiang County, Republic of China (Taiwan). Juguang Township includes two major islands, Dongju Island and Xiju Island, as well as some islets.
Lieyu Township (Liehyu) is a rural township in Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). It consists mainly of three islands located to the west of Greater Kinmen and immediately to the east of Xiamen (Amoy) of the People's Republic of China: Lesser Kinmen, Dadan, and Erdan.
Fuchien Province, also romanized as Fujian and rendered as Fukien, is a de jure administrative division of the Republic of China (ROC). Provinces remain a titular division as a part of the Constitution of the Republic of China, but are no longer considered to have any practical administrative function.
Xiuyu District is a district of the city of Putian, Fujian, People's Republic of China. The district executive, legislature and judiciary are in Hushi Town (笏石镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.
Wangan Township / Wang-an Township is a rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan. It is the second smallest township in Penghu County after Cimei Township. The township is made up of nineteen islands, six of which are inhabited.
Jinsha Township (Kinsha) is an urban township in the north-eastern corner of Greater Kinmen Island (Quemoy), Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). It is in the Taiwan Strait, on the coast of mainland China.
Gangwei is a town in Longhai City, in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China (PRC).
Dadan Island is an island in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). The island is in the Taiwan Strait, along the coast of Mainland China. It is located approximately 12,000 m (7.5 mi) to the southwest of Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) and approximately 4,400 m (2.7 mi) from Xiamen (Amoy).
Wuqiu is a rural township of Kinmen County (Quemoy), Taiwan (ROC) made up of a group of islands in the Taiwan Strait comprising two major islands, Daqiu and Xiaoqiu. Wuqiu Township is nominally de jure part of Futian County, Fukien of the Republic of China. It is the smallest township in Kinmen County and is located 72 nmi (133 km) northeast of the rest of the county. The township is 73 nmi (135 km) from the Port of Taichung on Taiwan. The closest territory under China (PRC) control is the neighboring Luci Island, Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian, which is 9 nmi (17 km) to the north-northwest. Greater Qiu Island is the site of the Wuqiu Lighthouse.
The Jiangong Islet is a tidal island in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).
Erdan Island is an island in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County (Quemoy), Taiwan. The island has been called Seao-tan. Erdan Island is 12 km (7.5 mi) from Greater Kinmen Island and 4 km (2.5 mi) from Xiamen (Amoy) Island.
Dongding Island is an 0.0160 square kilometer island in the Taiwan Strait in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). The island is the southernmost point of Kinmen County. The island is near Longhai City, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China.
Fuxing Islet (Chinese: 復興嶼; pinyin: Fùxīng Yǔ; Wade–Giles: Fu4-hsing1 Yü3; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ho̍k-heng-sū; lit. 'rejuvenation islet') (Fuhsing Islet, 后宅嶼 Hou-chai Hsü) is an islet located south of Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). The name of the islet was originally Phaktia (Chinese: 覆鼎嶼; pinyin: Fùdǐng Yǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phak-tiáⁿ-sū; lit. 'inverted rice-boiler islet').
Shi Islet is an islet located northwest of Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). Military personnel are stationed on Shi Islet.
Menghu Islet is an islet located southwest of Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). The islet was originally named Hu-tzu Hsü (虎仔嶼).
Beiding Island is an island located east of Greater Kinmen in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).
Dadeng Subdistrict is a group of three islands under the de facto administration of the People's Republic of China as part of Xiang'an District of Xiamen in southern Fujian, but is also claimed by the Republic of China and historically constituted as an insular subdistrict in Kinmen County (Quemoy).
Binlang Islet is an islet located in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County (Quemoy), Taiwan (ROC). The islet can be seen from the shore near Lingshui Lake and from the shore near Shaxi Fort (沙溪堡) in the southwestern part of Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) as well as from Siming District, Xiamen (Amoy), Fujian, China (PRC). The highest point on the islet is 47 m (154 ft) above sea level.
一地數名,反映了16-17世紀外界對臺灣的認知。(Note: On pages 154 and 158, Baiyan is colored light green as is the rest of Kinmen County, excluding the Dadeng (Tateng) Islands. The islet is found in several other maps of Kinmen County (excluding the Dadeng Islands) included in the book.)
島嶼的最東端是台灣極東點,, Liberty Times,2010-8-30.
目嶼 三擔島 二擔島 Erhtan Island 大膽島 Tatan Island 大南礁 兔嶼 猛虎嶼 Menghu Islet 復興嶼 Fuhsing Islet 煙嶼(三角礁) 檳榔嶼 三嶼(三擔) 牛心 黃嶼 門口礁 獅嶼 桂子礁 烏礁 後頭嶼 小金門島 HSIAOKINMEN ISLAND (烈嶼)(Lienyü) 金門嶼 Kinmen Islet 大墘 建功嶼 大岩嶼 Dayan Islet 黑岩 洋山嶼 西園嶼 西山嶼(後嶼)東割 草嶼 北碇頭 母嶼 Muyü 北碇島 Peiting Island
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二.限制水域範圍:大金門地區低潮線向外延伸東方海面四千至六千公尺,南方海面八千至一萬公尺,北碇以東海面四千公 尺,大、二膽南海面二千公尺一線以內海域 三、禁止水域範圍:大金門地區低潮線向外延伸東方海面四千公尺,南方海面八千公尺,馬山北方一千五百公尺,北碇以東 海面四千公尺,大、二膽北、西、南海面二千公尺,小金門西海面、檳榔嶼、三腳礁、牛心礁、赤角礁一線以內海域
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The 12 islands and islets comprising Kinmen mainland, Lieyu (small Kinmen), Da Dan, Er Dan, Dong Ding, Beiding, Cao islet, Hou islet, Jiangong islet, Fuxing islet, Menghu islet, Shi islet occupy an area of 150 square meters in total.
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Dabo Reef 大撥{...}Siaobo Reef 小撥{...}Baiyan Island 白巖
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名稱(Name) 英文(English) 索引(Index)
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白巖 Baiyan Island O1
Ta-yen Hsü
南竿鄉 南竿島 黃官嶼 鞋礁 北泉礁 劉泉礁 北竿鄉 鵝石 進嶼 蚌山 螺山 北竿島 浪岩 三連嶼 無名島 峭頭 小坵 大坵 龜島 中島 高登島 鐵尖島 白廟 老鼠 亮島
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亮島 Liangdao Island
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