Taiwan
26°23′N 120°30′E
Dongyin Island
Part of Matsu Islands
Dongyin Township (Tungyin) (Chinese: 東引鄉; pinyin: Dōngyǐn Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Tung1-yin3 Hsiang1; Foochow Romanized: Dĕ̤ng-īng-hiŏng) is an insular rural township which is part of Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).
Overview
Dongyin Township (Tungyin) (Chinese: 東引鄉; pinyin: Dōngyǐn Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Tung1-yin3 Hsiang1; Foochow Romanized: Dĕ̤ng-īng-hiŏng) is an insular rural township which is part of Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). The islands are in the East China Sea off the coast of Fujian Province, China near the cities of Fuzhou (Foochow) and Ningde. The township is known for its natural environment and Eastern Min culture, for the historical Dongyong Lighthouse and for its military importance and history as the northernmost territory of Taiwan.
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Census, cataloged
Also in the area
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- Xiyin Island131 m · 1.1 km²
- Unnamed island5 m · 0.6 ha
- Shuangzi Reef7 m · 0.6 ha
- Shuangzi Reef3 m · 0.4 ha
- Unnamed island6 m · 0.2 ha
- Unnamed island2 m · 0.2 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
- Xiyin: 131 m
- Shuangzi Reef: 7 m
- Shuangzi Reef: 3 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Xiyin Island | 1.1 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.6 ha |
| Shuangzi Reef | 0.6 ha |
| Shuangzi Reef | 0.4 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |