Huaping Islet
(),
Taiwanese Hokkien
Taiwanese Hokkien () (; Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-uân-uē''), also known as Taigi/Taigu (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī/ Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú''), Taiwanese, Taiwanese Minnan, Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively by about ...
: () is an
high island
Geologically, a high island or volcanic island is an island of volcanic origin. The term can be used to distinguish such islands from low islands, which are formed from sedimentation or the uplifting of coral reefs (which have often formed ...
in
Zhongzheng District
Zhongzheng District (also Jhongjheng District) is a district in Taipei. It is home to most of the national government buildings of the Republic of China (Taiwan), including the Presidential Office, the Executive Yuan, the Control Yuan, the ...
,
Keelung,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
located in the
East China Sea. The islet is long and wide with an elevation of .
'
Pyroxene and
andesite
Andesite () is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between silica-poor basalt and silica-rich rhyolite. It is fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic in texture, and is composed predo ...
are the major rock types of the islet. The entire islet is covered with metallic volcanic debris which has turned purplish red (bordeaux), purple, green, brass (yellowish) and iron grey after oxidation.'
Along with the nearby
Pengjia Islet
Pengjia Islet (), also known as P'eng-chia Hsü, Hōka-sho, Agincourt, Dashihshan Islet, Chaolai Islet, P'eng-chia Yü or Pengchia Islet, is an islet north of Taiwan and is administered under Zhongzheng District, Keelung City. It is under Taiwan ...
and
Mianhua Islet
Mianhua Islet () is a high island in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan, located in the East China Sea. Pingfong Rock, just east of the islet, is the easternmost point under the actual control of Taiwan (ROC). ...
, Huaping Islet is considered of strategic importance to Taiwan.
Name
Huaping Islet
(),
Taiwanese Hokkien
Taiwanese Hokkien () (; Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-uân-uē''), also known as Taigi/Taigu (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī/ Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú''), Taiwanese, Taiwanese Minnan, Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively by about ...
: () is also known as Kangjiao Yu ('sedan islet'),
Hua-pʻing Hsü, Kahei-sho, Huaping Yu, and Pinnacle Island.
History
In his 1868 book ''Rambles of a Naturalist on the Shores and Waters of the China Sea'',
Cuthbert Collingwood (naturalist)
Cuthbert Collingwood (1826–1908) was an English naturalist, surgeon and physician.
Life
Born at Greenwich on 25 December 1826, he was fifth of six sons of Samuel Collingwood (1786–1852), an architect and contractor, of Wellington Grove, Green ...
briefly described Huaping Islet, called Pinnacle Island or ''Chair-bearers'':
In his 1895 book ''From Far Formosa'',
George Leslie Mackay
George Leslie Mackay 偕瑞理 or 馬偕 ''Má-kai'' (21 March 1844 – 2 June 1901) was a Canadian Presbyterian missionary. He was the first Presbyterian missionary to northern Taiwan (then Formosa), serving with the Canadian Presbyterian Mis ...
briefly described Huaping Islet (literally, 'flower pot islet'), also known as Pinnacle Island:
On March 18, 1996, the Mianhua Islet and Huaping Islet Wildlife Preservation Area () was established.
Due to the effects of
Typhoon Maria (2018), part of the middle of the island crumbled off. The earlier single-humped camel shape became more like the shape of a double-humped camel.
On October 28, 2019, the ship ''Hsieh-chien 168'' () was sunk after striking rocks in the waters near Huaping Islet.
Gallery
File:Fujian quan tu LOC 96685903.jpg, Map including Huaping Islet (labeled as )
File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-6550514-kahei-sho-2423-ii.jpg, Map of Huaping Islet (labeled as KAHEI-SHO) and surrounding area ( AMS, 1944)
File:Txu-oclc-6557994-index-457.jpg, Map including Huaping Islet (labeled as Hua-pʻing Hsü (Kahei-sho) ) ( AMS, 1950)
File:Nationalist China - administrative divisons. LOC 2007633622.jpg, Map including Huaping Islet (labeled as Hua-pʻing Hsü) (1962)
File:花瓶嶼の拡大写真.jpg, Huaping Islet from above to the northwest
See also
*
List of islands of Taiwan
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-controlle ...
*
List of islands in the East China Sea
Islands in the East China Sea include:
* Matsu Islands (29.61 km²)
**Beigan (Peikan)
*** Gaodeng Island (Kaoteng Island)
*** Daqiu Island ()
*** Liang Island (Lang Tao)
***Xiaoqiu (Kiao Tse )
***Wumingdao / Bluff Head ()
***Qiaotou ()
*** ...
References
External links
2018 8 8台語i會通.風颱掃過! 基隆"花矸嶼"單峰變雙峰駱駝('8 Aug 2018 I can use Taiwanese. Typhoon sweeps by! Keelung's Huaping Islet Changed from a Single-humped Camel to a Double-humped Camel')
Islands of Taiwan
Islands of the East China Sea
Landforms of Keelung
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