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    26°09′N 119°56′E

    Matsu Islands

    馬祖列島

    The Matsu Islands (UK: or US: ) are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea. They are situated alongside the southeastern coast of mainland China.

    Matsu Islands

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    Overview

    The Matsu Islands (UK: or US: ) are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea. They are situated alongside the southeastern coast of mainland China. The archipelago forms Lienchiang County , the smallest county in the Taiwan Area by area and population, as well as one of two counties that is a part of the nominal Fuchien Province that is administered by the Republic of China. The current Lienchiang County of the ROC was once part of an intact Lienchiang County of Fujian before its effective partition in 1949 following the Chinese Civil War, which resulted in the mainland portion of the county being controlled by the People's Republic of China (PRC), while the offshore islands of Matsu remained under ROC control. The circumstance has made the county the only former geographical unit with the same name that is now divided between the administrations of the ROC and the PRC.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands5
    • Minor islands7
    • Islets52
    • Rocks & skerries66

    Major islands

    5
    • Nangan

      Nangan

      Area
      10.3 km²
      High point
      248 m
    • Dongyin Island

      Dongyin Island

      Area
      3.3 km²
      High point
      171 m

      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).

    Minor islands

    7

    Islets

    52

    Rocks & skerries

    66
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    Also in the area

    2

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

    • Unnamed island22 m · 0.12 km²
    • 南引島13 m · 0.06 km²

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m298 m北竿島248 mNangan184 mSa-khīng171 mDongyin131 mXiyin99 mGaodeng97 mDaqiu87 mLiang67 mXiaqiu63 mToeyng-khīng62 m公獅58 m蚌山54 m母獅50 mHuangguan
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0000010.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Nangan: 10.3 km²Nangan北竿島: 7 km²北竿島Dongyin: 3.3 km²DongyinToeyng-khīng: 2.3 km²Toeyng-khīngSa-khīng: 2.1 km²Sa-khīngGaodeng: 1.4 km²GaodengXiyin: 1.1 km²XiyinDaqiu: 0.52 km²DaqiuLiang: 0.38 km²LiangHuangguan: 0.16 km²HuangguanXiaqiu: 0.14 km²XiaqiuUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed island公獅: 0.09 km²公獅蚌山: 0.07 km²蚌山南引島: 0.06 km²南引島螺山: 0.04 km²螺山犀牛嶼: 0.04 km²犀牛嶼母獅: 0.04 km²母獅進嶼: 0.02 km²進嶼三連嶼: 0.02 km²三連嶼Liuquanjiao: 0.02 km²Liuquanjiao白廟: 0.02 km²白廟白廟: 0.02 km²白廟Unnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed island中島: 0.01 km²中島Unnamed island: 1 haUnnamed island鐵尖島: 0.9 ha鐵尖島白廟: 0.6 ha白廟Unnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandShuangzi Reef: 0.6 haShuangzi Reef芹壁龜島: 0.6 ha芹壁龜島軍艦岩: 0.5 ha軍艦岩Unnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed island三連嶼: 0.5 ha三連嶼Unnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed island蛇山: 0.4 ha蛇山Unnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandShuangzi Reef: 0.4 haShuangzi Reef
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Nangan10.3 km²
    北竿島7 km²
    Dongyin Island3.3 km²
    Toeyng-khīng Island2.3 km²
    Sa-khīng Island2.1 km²
    Gaodeng1.4 km²
    Xiyin Island1.1 km²
    Daqiu Island0.52 km²
    Liang Island0.38 km²
    Huangguan Island0.16 km²
    Xiaqiu Island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    公獅0.09 km²
    蚌山0.07 km²
    南引島0.06 km²
    螺山0.04 km²
    犀牛嶼0.04 km²
    母獅0.04 km²
    進嶼0.02 km²
    三連嶼0.02 km²
    Liuquanjiao0.02 km²
    白廟0.02 km²
    白廟0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    中島0.01 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    鐵尖島0.9 ha
    白廟0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Shuangzi Reef0.6 ha
    芹壁龜島0.6 ha
    軍艦岩0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    三連嶼0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    蛇山0.4 ha
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    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Shuangzi Reef0.4 ha
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    三連嶼0.2 ha
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    北固礁<0.1 ha
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    Groups within

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    Sources

    Facts

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

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