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    China

    28°28′N 121°54′E

    Dachen Islands

    大陈岛

    The Dachen Islands, Tachen Islands or Tachens form an island group off the coast of Taizhou, Zhejiang, China, in the East China Sea. They are administered by the Jiaojiang District of Taizhou.

    Former Residence of Chiang Ching-kuo, Xiadachen Island
    Former Residence of Chiang Ching-kuo, Xiadachen Island

    Yumeto / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    2 landforms

    Overview

    The Dachen Islands, Tachen Islands or Tachens form an island group off the coast of Taizhou, Zhejiang, China, in the East China Sea. They are administered by the Jiaojiang District of Taizhou. Before the First Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1955, the islands were administered by the Republic of China (ROC). Subsequently, they have been administered by the People's Republic of China.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2

    Also in the area

    69

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m225 mXiadachen Dao204 m上大陈岛55 m油菜花屿54 m竹屿42 m西猪腰岛39 m南礁岛35 m东猪腰岛29 m孔横岛29 m西屿头岛20 m猫头礁19 m黄屿13 m困龙山9 m小礁头西岛8 m望夫礁
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110上大陈岛: 7.1 km²上大陈岛Xiadachen Dao: 4.5 km²Xiadachen DaoUnnamed island: 0.41 km²Unnamed island竹屿: 0.33 km²竹屿西猪腰岛: 0.06 km²西猪腰岛东猪腰岛: 0.06 km²东猪腰岛油菜花屿: 0.05 km²油菜花屿南礁岛: 0.05 km²南礁岛孔横岛: 0.04 km²孔横岛困龙山: 0.03 km²困龙山西屿头岛: 0.03 km²西屿头岛黄屿: 0.03 km²黄屿Unnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed island望夫礁: 0.01 km²望夫礁缸爿岛: 0.01 km²缸爿岛孔横屿西岛: 0.01 km²孔横屿西岛猫头礁: 0.8 ha猫头礁小礁头西岛: 0.8 ha小礁头西岛草鞋礁: 0.8 ha草鞋礁Unnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed island小七妹西岛: 0.3 ha小七妹西岛Unnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed island南大坦礁: 0.2 ha南大坦礁Unnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed island大礁: 0.2 ha大礁Unnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed island黑白西礁: <0.1 ha黑白西礁七妹礁: <0.1 ha七妹礁Unnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island黑白礁: <0.1 ha黑白礁七妹东岛: <0.1 ha七妹东岛Unnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island哑巴礁: <0.1 ha哑巴礁甲午北礁: <0.1 ha甲午北礁Unnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    上大陈岛7.1 km²
    Xiadachen Dao4.5 km²
    Unnamed island0.41 km²
    竹屿0.33 km²
    西猪腰岛0.06 km²
    东猪腰岛0.06 km²
    油菜花屿0.05 km²
    南礁岛0.05 km²
    孔横岛0.04 km²
    困龙山0.03 km²
    西屿头岛0.03 km²
    黄屿0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    望夫礁0.01 km²
    缸爿岛0.01 km²
    孔横屿西岛0.01 km²
    猫头礁0.8 ha
    小礁头西岛0.8 ha
    草鞋礁0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    小七妹西岛0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    南大坦礁0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    大礁0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    黑白西礁<0.1 ha
    七妹礁<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    黑白礁<0.1 ha
    七妹东岛<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    哑巴礁<0.1 ha
    甲午北礁<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    钓鱼亭礁<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs