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 An islet is a very small, often unnamed island. Most definitions are not precise, but some suggest that an islet has little or no vegetation and cannot support human habitation. It may be made of rock, sand and/or hard coral; may be permanen ...

north of

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 ...

and is administered under

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 City Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipe ...

. It is under Taiwanese military control and cannot be visited by ordinary citizens.

History

In September 1984, forty plus fishing boats from Japan intruded on the territorial waters of Pengchia Islet (Pengjia Islet). Their catch was estimated to be worth 20 million TWD. On 7 September 2012 and again on 9 April 2016, President

Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, 馬英九, born 13 July 1950) is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese politician who served as president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. Previously, he served as justice minister from 1993 to 1996 and mayor of Taipei from ...

visited Pengjia Islet.

Geography

Pengjia Islet part of Zhongzheng, Keelung, Taiwan (ROC). The islet is located to the northeast of Keelung. The islet is surrounded by cliffs on its eastern, southern and northern sides. On the western side, the sea is full of reef and rocks. The only safe way to land on the island is via the dock on the western side.

Demographics

There are no long-term residents on the islet. As of 2002, there were about 40 itinerant residents living on the island, who are mostly employees of the weather observatory and coast guard divisions. The island had over 100 inhabitants in the 1890s, when George MacKay wrote ''From Far Formosa'' (see page 185).

Infrastructures

Pengjia Lighthouse The Pengjia Lighthouse () is a lighthouse in Pengjia Islet, Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. History The first phase construction of the lighthouse started in 1906 and completed in 1908. It started its service on 20 September 1909. In Dec ...

Maps

File:Seconde partie de la carte d'Asie contenant la Chine et partie de la Tartarie (Senkaku).jpg, Map including Pengjia Islet (labeled as Pon-kia) (1752) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-6550514-hoka-sho-2523-iv.jpg, Map of Pengjia Islet (labeled as HŌKA-SHO (AGINCOURT ISLAND)) ( AMS, 1944) File:Txu-oclc-6557994-index-457.jpg, Map including Pengjia Islet (labeled as P'eng-chia Hsü (Hōka-sho) ) (AMS, 1950) File:Nationalist China - administrative divisons. LOC 2007633622.jpg, Map including Pengjia Islet (labeled as P'eng-chia Hsü) (1962)

References

External links

Pengjia Islet: An Introduction
Directorate General of Customs, Republic of China {{Taiwan-geo-stub Islands of Taiwan Islands of the East China Sea Landforms of Keelung