Geography-Penghu Tour Web Site
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Like pearls scattering in the East Sea, the Penghu
archipelago is located in the southwest of the Taiwan
Strait. The location is between Chiai county and Kinmen
county, facing Taiwan on the east, and Fuchien Province
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west, linking Matsu
archipelago, Tachen island and Choushan archipelago on
the north, and Tungsha islands and Nansha islands on the
south. Located midway between Taiwan and Mainland China
in the Taiwan Strait, Penghu possesses an important
geographical position. |
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The Penghu archipelago
consists of near one hundred islands. The land area
totals about 127 square kilometers. The Makung Island
(including Makung City and Hushi) is the largest island
in the archipelago, followed by Hsiyu, Baisha. Only 20
islands are inhabited. The archipelago is located
between 23。C47' to 23。C9' north latitude and 119。C18' to
119。42' east longitude. |
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The Penghu archipelago,
lying in the middle of the Taiwan Strait, is the only
island whose coastlines are formed of basalt magma. It
is the hometown of sea and wind as well as basalt. |
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