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island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An isla ...
s comprising the
Taiwan Area The free area of the Republic of China, also known as the "Taiwan Area of the Republic of China", "Tai-Min Area (Taiwan and Fujian)" or simply the "Taiwan Area", is a term used by the government of the Republic of China (ROC) to refer to ...
under the jurisdiction of the
Republic of China 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 northeas ...
(ROC) are classified into various island groups. The
island of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territor ...
, also known as Formosa, is the largest island and the main component of the ROC-controlled territories. Islands that are claimed by the ROC but not administered, including those under the control of the People's Republic of China, and those disputed with other countries such as
Senkaku Islands The are a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, administered by Japan. They are located northeast of Taiwan, east of China, west of Okinawa Island, and north of the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands. They are known in main ...
and most of South China Sea Islands, are excluded from this list. At the adoption of
Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China The Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China are the revisions and constitutional amendments to the original constitution to meet the requisites of the nation and the political status of Taiwan "prior to national unifi ...
in the 1990s, these islands collectively form the "Free area of the Republic of China" or known alternatively as "Taiwan Area", which legally defines the territorial extent under the actual control of the ROC government. Some Taiwanese islands have various translations in English due to different systems of romanization in Chinese language in use, or derivation of differing linguistic origins from Mandarin, Hokkien, indigenous languages or other foreign languages. Some islands also have different names derived from particular historical periods which remain in use to this day. (Note: On pages 154 and 158, Baiyan is colored light green as is the rest of Kinmen County, excluding the Dadeng (Tateng) Islands. The islet is found in several other maps of Kinmen County (excluding the Dadeng Islands) included in the book.)


Archipelagos of Taiwan

There are in total of 166 islands, these islands can be classified into the following geographical units:


List of major islands by area

List of Taiwanese islands with over 5 km2 of area.


List of islands by geographical unit


Taiwan proper

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Island of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territor ...
(Formosa; ) **
Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City ( Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Ka ...
*** Cijin (); formerly a longshore bar connected to the island of Taiwan at the southern tip, this link was severed in 1975 due to Kaohsiung Port construction. **
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 Tai ...
*** Keelung Islet () *** Hoping Island () ***The Three Northern Islands () ****
Huaping Islet Huaping Islet (), Taiwanese Hokkien: () is an high island in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan located in the East China Sea. The islet is long and wide with an elevation of . 'Pyroxene and andesite are the major rock types of the islet. T ...
() ****
Mianhua Islet Mianhua Islet () is a high island in 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).記者盧賢秀,"北方三島� ...
(), the easternmost island under the actual control of the Republic of China記者盧賢秀,"北方三島小檔案",
Liberty Times The ''Liberty Times'' is a national newspaper published in Taiwan. Founded by Lin Rong-San, it is published by the Liberty Times Group, which also publishes '' Taipei Times'', an English language newspaper . The newspaper was first published on ...
,2010-8-30.
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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 Taiwane ...
() **
Nantou County Nantou County (; Hokkien POJ: ''Lâm-tâu-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Nàm-thèu-yen'') is the second largest county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives fro ...
*** Lalu (); a
lake island A lake island is any landmass within a lake. It is a type of inland island. Lake islands may form a lake archipelago. Formation Lake islands may form in numerous ways. They may occur through a build-up of sedimentation as shoals, and beco ...
within the Sun Moon Lake **
New Taipei New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, b ...
***
Twin Candlestick Islets The Twin Candlestick Islets () are islets in Jinshan District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The islets were once part of Jinshan Cape. Due to the continuous movement of tectonics plates and coastal erosion, they separated from the island of T ...
(Zhútái Shuāng Yǔ; ) **
Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pi ...
***
Hsiao Liuchiu Liuqiu, also known by several other names, is a coral island in the Taiwan Strait about southwest of the main island of Taiwan. It has an area of and approximately 13,000 residents, the vast majority of whom share only 10 surnames. It ...
(Lamay Islet; ) *** Qixingyan (Seven star reefs;) **
Taitung County Taitung County (; Mandarin pinyin: ''Táidōng Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Tâi-tang-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Thòi-tûng-yen''; Paiwan: ''Valangaw'';lit:Eastern part of Taiwan) is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island ...
*** Green Island (Lyudao, Samasana; ) ***
Orchid Island Orchid Island, also known by other names, is a volcanic island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan Island. The island is part of Taiwan. It is separated from the Batanes of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait. It is g ...
(Lanyu, Ponso no Tao, Botel Tobago; ) ***
Lesser Orchid Island Orchid Island, also known by other names, is a volcanic island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan Island. The island is part of Taiwan. It is separated from the Batanes of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait. It is go ...
(Hsiao Lanyu, Jimagaod; ) ***
Sansiantai Sanxiantai ( Amis: nuwalian; ) is an area containing a beach and several islands located on the coast of Chenggong Township, Taitung County, Taiwan. The beach stretches for ten kilometers in length. It is situated at the 112-kilometer mark. A ...
( ) ** Yilan County *** Guishan Island / Gueishan Island (Turtle Mount; ) *** Guiluan Island (Kuei-luan Tao, Kiran-to; , )


Penghu/Pescadores

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Penghu Islands The Penghu (, Hokkien POJ: ''Phîⁿ-ô͘''  or ''Phêⁿ-ô͘'' ) or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, located approximately west from the main island of Taiwan, covering an are ...
(Pescadores Islands; ) (Penghu County) **Penghu () ** Hujing Island (Hujing Islet, Huching Island; ) ** Tongpan Island () ** Baisha () ***Baisha Main Island (白沙島) *** Jibei Island () ***Chungtun (Zhongtun) Island (中屯嶼) *** Yuanbei Island () ***Tiejhen (Tiezhen) Island (鐵砧嶼) ***
Gupo Island Gupo Island (), also transliterated as Koba Island, is an island in Baisha Township, Penghu County, Taiwan. Demographics The island is uninhabitated. Economy Nearby residents come to the island for laver harvest in early winter every year. ...
() ***
Xianjiao Island Xianjiao Island () is an island in Baisha Township, Penghu Islands (the Pescadores) archipelago. It is in the Taiwan Strait of the South China Sea, off the west coast of Taiwan. See also *Islands of Taiwan The islands comprising the Taiw ...
() ***Bird Island (鳥嶼) ***
Mudou Island Mudou Island () is an island in Baisha Township, Penghu County, Taiwan. It is in the Taiwan Strait off the west coast of Taiwan. The island was formed from plateau basalt. Name The island was named ''Ba̍k-táu-sū'' () at first because the s ...
() ** Siyu (Yuwong, Yü-weng Tao, Gyoō-tō; ) *** Xiaomen Yu (Siaomen Islet, Hsiao-men hsü, Shō-mon-sho; 小門嶼) *** Haiqian Reef (海墘礁) ** Cimei (Qimei;) ** Wang-an () ***
Hua Islet Hua Islet () is an islet in Huayu Village (), Wangan Township, Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. Hua Islet is the westernmost point in Penghu (the Pescadores). The island has also been known as "West Islet" (). The Japanese-built Huayu L ...
() ***Mau Islets ( 貓嶼) ***Cau Islet (草嶼) ***Nan Yun (南塭/南𥔋) ***Maanshan Islet () ***Jiangjyunao Islet (Chiang-chün-ao hsü, Shōgunō-sho; ) ***Chuanfanyu Reef () ***Toujin () ***Tiejhen () ***West Islet (Hsi-hsü-p'ing, Sei-sūpin; ) ***East Islet (Tung-hsü-p'ing, Tō-sūpin; ) ***Siji Islet (Hsi-chi hsü, Saikichi-sho; ) ***Chutou Islet () *** Dongji Island (Dongji Islet, Tung-chi hsü, Tō-kichi-sho; )


Kinmen/Quemoy

*Kinmen (Kinmen, Quemoy, Main island; ) (main island, divided into four townships) *Jinhu Township ** Dongding Island (, ) (approximately to the southwest) **
Beiding Island Beiding Island (Dodd Island, Pei-ting Tao, Beiding Dao, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) (, pinyin: ''Běidìng Dǎo'') is an island located east of Greater Kinmen in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Repu ...
( 北碇島) (approximately to the east) **Mu Yu, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () **etc. *Jinsha Township **Cao Islet () **Hou Islet/Xishanyu () **Baiyan Island ()
(Note: The County/City Boundary () as shown in this map includes Dabo Reef, Siaobo Reef and Baiyan Island within Kinmen County.)
**Dabo Reef () **Xiaobo Reef (Siaobo Reef; ) **Dongge, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Tung-ko; ) **Guan'ao Jiao, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Kuan-ao Chiao; ) **Xiyuan Yu, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Hsi-yüan Yü; ) **Gou Yu, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (狗嶼) **Yangshanyu (洋山嶼) **etc. *Jinning Township **Daqian (大墘) *Jincheng Township ** Jiangong Islet (建功嶼) **Hei Yan, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Hei Yen; ) **Dayan Islet, Dayan Yu, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Ta-yen Hsü, Ta-lu-tung; ) **etc. *Lieyu Township **
Lesser Kinmen Lieyu Township (Liehyu) (; pinyin: ''Lièyǔ Xiāng''; Hokkien POJ: ''Lia̍t-sū-hiong'') is a rural township in Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). It mainly consists of Lesser Kinmen (; Pīnyīn: ''Xiǎojīnm� ...
(Hsiao Kinmen, Lieyu; ) (second largest island of Kinmen County) **
Dadan Island Dadan Island (Tatan, Taitan Island, Tae-tan/Taetan) (, originally ) is an island in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). The island is in the Taiwan Strait, along the coast of Mainland China. It is located ...
** Erdan Island ( 二膽島) ** Fuxing Islet (Fuhsing Islet; Phaktia) () ** Menghu Islet () **
Shi Islet Shi Islet (; also Shi Yu,, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Shih Yü,, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Shiyu, Shiyu Islet and Lion Islet) is an islet located northwest of Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) in Lie ...
(Lion Islet) () ** Binlang Islet () **Hsiao Kinmen Island (小金門島) **Houtouyu (後頭嶼) **Wu Jiao, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Wu Chiao; ) **Guizijiao (桂子礁) **Huangyu (黃嶼) **Sanjiaojiao/Yanyu, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (三腳礁/三角礁/煙嶼) **Niuxinjiao (牛心礁) **Chijiaojiao (赤角礁) **Xiaodan, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Hsiao-tan, Siaodan; ) **Menkou Jiao, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (門口礁) **Tu Yu, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ('Rabbit Islet', Tuyu, T'u Hsü; ) **Dananjiao (大南礁) **Shishan (石山) **Sandan, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency/Sandandao (San-tan 三膽/三擔島) **Sidan, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency/Sidandao (Ssu-tan, Tao-sao Hsü 四膽/四擔島) **Wudan, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Wu-tan 五膽/五擔) **Muyu (目嶼) **etc.


Matsu Islands

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Matsu Islands The Matsu Islands ( or , ; Foochow Romanized: Mā-cū liĕk-dō̤), officially Lienchiang County (, ; Foochow Romanized: Lièng-gŏng-gâing), are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea governed by the Republic of China ( ...
() ** Beigan (Peikan; ) *** Gaodeng Island (Kaoteng; 高登島) *** Daqiu Island () ***Xiaoqiu (Kiao Tse ) ***Wumingdao / Bluff Head (Wu-ming Tao; ) ***Qiaotou (Ch’iao-t’ou; ) ***Jinyu () *** Liang Island ( 亮島) ***Langyan () / Liang Reef (Liangjiao Reef; ) ***Sanlianyu / Trio Rocks () ***Zhongdao () ***Baimiao () ***Laoshu () *** Turtle Island (亀島) ** Nankan (Nangan; ) ***Huangguanyu () ***Liuquanjiao () ***Xiejiao () ***Beiquanjiao () ** Dongyin (Tungyin; ) ***Xiyin (Hsiyin; ) ***Beigu Reef () *The northernmost island under the actual control of the Republic of China. ***Zhongzhu Island (Chung-chu Tao; ) ***Furong Reef (Furong Jiao; ) ***Shuangzijiao () ***Dongsha Dao, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Tung-sha Tao; ) ** Chukuang (Jyuguang; ) *** Tungchu (Dongjyu, Dongquan; 東莒, 東犬) *** Hsichu (Xijyu, Xiquan; 西莒, 西犬) ***Xiniuyu (犀牛嶼) ***Sheshan (蛇山) ***Lintou'ao (林頭坳) ***Dayu (大嶼) *** Yongliou ( 永留嶼)


Wuqiu/Ockseu

* Wuqiu (Ockseu, Wuchiu, Wuciou; ) **Daqiu (Tachiu, Taciou; ) **Xiaoqiu (Hsiaochiu; )


South China Sea Islands

* South China Sea Islands () (Administration under Cijin District, Kaohsiung Municipality; only the following islands listed below are controlled by the ROC) ** Pratas Island (Tungsha, Dong-sha; ) **
Spratly Islands The Spratly Islands ( fil, Kapuluan ng Kalayaan; zh, c=南沙群島/南沙群岛, s=, t=, p=Nánshā Qúndǎo; Malay, id, Kepulauan Spratly; vi, Quần đảo Trường Sa) are a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea. Composed ...
(Nansha, Nan-sha; ; disputed with several Southeast Asian countries and China) *** Taiping (Itu Aba; ) *** Zhongzhou Reef (Chung-Chou Reef; )


Disputed islands

The highly controversial sovereignty disputes over both the Japan-controlled
Senkaku Islands The are a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, administered by Japan. They are located northeast of Taiwan, east of China, west of Okinawa Island, and north of the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands. They are known in main ...
and the South China Sea Islands (which are disputed and controlled by several countries) are complex with the disputed status of both Taiwan (the territories outlined in the 1951
Treaty of San Francisco The , also called the , re-established peaceful relations between Japan and the Allied Powers on behalf of the United Nations by ending the legal state of war and providing for redress for hostile actions up to and including World War II. It w ...
) and the Republic of China (ROC) which controls Taiwan. As the ROC and the
People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
(PRC) still compete their ''de jure'' claim as the sole legitimate government of the entire China, they effectively lay claim to the same extent of islands, including the South China Sea Islands and the Senkaku Islands, among others. This makes these disputes multi-layered and therefore virtually impossible to solve by following the guidelines of
international law International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...
. The ROC maintains its historical claims to all of the South China Sea Islands. They are also claimed by five other claimants, namely the PRC,
Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making ...
, the
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
,
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...
, and
Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by th ...
. The islands within the Pratas and Spratly Islands which remain under the control of the ROC are assigned to
Cijin District Cijin District (; Hokkien POJ: ''Kî-tin-khu'') is a district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, covering Cijin Island () and islands in the South China Sea. It is the second smallest district in Kaohsiung City after Yancheng District, with an area ...
,
Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung City ( Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Ka ...
, thus technically defining these islands to be part of the "
Taiwan Area The free area of the Republic of China, also known as the "Taiwan Area of the Republic of China", "Tai-Min Area (Taiwan and Fujian)" or simply the "Taiwan Area", is a term used by the government of the Republic of China (ROC) to refer to ...
". The
United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoni ...
considers the South China Sea to be "
international waters The terms international waters or transboundary waters apply where any of the following types of bodies of water (or their drainage basins) transcend international boundaries: oceans, large marine ecosystems, enclosed or semi-enclosed region ...
" and does not acknowledge any of the South China Sea Islands as "true islands". The acknowledgement of these islands as "true islands" is crucial because the definition of "islands" would justify the creation of an exclusive economic zone around them, which can be used to cut off international shipping lanes and to acquire natural resources such as oil which lie beneath the ocean. Meanwhile, the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands are claimed by the ROC as "Diaoyutai Islands" within Toucheng Township, Yilan County and are considered to be part of geographic and provincial Taiwan by the ROC. The Senkaku Islands lie about 186 kilometres from the northeast of Taiwan Island, and situated roughly 330 kilometres from the east of mainland China. They form the westernmost extremity of the "
Ryukyu Islands The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yon ...
", which Japan administers as
Okinawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest cit ...
. The PRC also claims the Senkaku Islands as "Diaoyu Islands" as part of its claimed "
Taiwan Province Taiwan Province (; PFS: ''Thòi-vàn-sén'' or ''Thòi-vân-sén'') is a nominal administrative division of the Republic of China (ROC). Its definition has remained part of the Constitution of the Republic of China, but the province is no lo ...
". The PRC claims the islands of Taiwan and Penghu as part of its 23rd
Taiwan Province Taiwan Province (; PFS: ''Thòi-vàn-sén'' or ''Thòi-vân-sén'') is a nominal administrative division of the Republic of China (ROC). Its definition has remained part of the Constitution of the Republic of China, but the province is no lo ...
, together with the Japanese-controlled
Senkaku Islands The are a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, administered by Japan. They are located northeast of Taiwan, east of China, west of Okinawa Island, and north of the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands. They are known in main ...
(claimed as "Diaoyudao Islands"), which are also claimed by the ROC as part of its own
Taiwan Province Taiwan Province (; PFS: ''Thòi-vàn-sén'' or ''Thòi-vân-sén'') is a nominal administrative division of the Republic of China (ROC). Its definition has remained part of the Constitution of the Republic of China, but the province is no lo ...
. The PRC claims Kinmen (Quemoy) as a county of the prefecture-level city
Quanzhou Quanzhou, alternatively known as Chinchew, is a prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River, beside the Taiwan Strait in southern Fujian, China. It is Fujian's largest metropolitan region, with an area of and a popul ...
, in
Fujian Province Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...
. Matsu is claimed as part of Lianjiang County, part of
Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute ...
, in
Fujian Province Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...
. The Wuqiu islands are claimed as part of Xiuyu District, a district of the prefecture-level city
Putian Putian or Putien (, Putian dialect: ''Pó-chéng''), also known as Puyang (莆阳) and Puxian (莆仙), historically known as Xinghua or Hing Hwa (), is a prefecture-level city in eastern Fujian province, China. It borders Fuzhou City to the no ...
, in
Fujian Province Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...
. Pratas Island is claimed as part of Chengqu in Shanwei (Swabue)
Guangdong Province Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
. The
Nansha Islands The Spratly Islands ( fil, Kapuluan ng Kalayaan; zh, c=南沙群島/南沙群岛, s=, t=, p=Nánshā Qúndǎo; Malay, id, Kepulauan Spratly; vi, Quần đảo Trường Sa) are a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea. Composed ...
controlled by the ROC, i.e. Taiping Island and Zhongzhou Reef, are claimed as part of
Sansha Sansha City () is a prefecture-level city under the Hainan province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and is the southernmost and least populated prefecture in China, with the smallest land area but the largest maritime territory. The ...
, in
Hainan Province Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...
. The PRC thus claims the ROC-controlled islands as part of its own Taiwan Province (Taiwan and Penghu), Fujian Province (Kinmen, Matsu and Wuqiu), Guangdong Province (Dongsha) and Hainan Province (Nansha).


See also

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Geography of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territor ...
*
List of islands This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. F ...
*
List of islands in the South China Sea Islands in the South China Sea includes the South China Sea Islands (Spratly Islands, Pratas Island, Paracel Islands and Macclesfield Bank), islands on the China coast, on the Vietnam coast, on the Borneo coast, and the peripheral islands of Tai ...
* List of Taiwanese superlatives *
Tachen Islands The Dachen Islands, Tachen Islands or Tachens () are a group of islands off the coast of Taizhou, Zhejiang, China, in the East China Sea. They are administered by the Jiaojiang District of Taizhou. Before the First Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1955 ...
(islands evacuated in 1955) * Senkaku (Diaoyutai) Islands () (disputed with Japan and the People's Republic of China)


References

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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 no ...
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Taiwan, List
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