Taiwan 2002

		Geography
		Pacific Coast Islands The two major islands located off the Pacific coast of Taiwan are Green Island 綠島 and Orchid Island 蘭嶼. (For further information on these islands, see Tourism.) To the northeast of Taiwan are the Tiaoyutai Islets 釣魚臺列嶼, a tiny archipelago of Tiaoyutai 釣魚臺, Huangwei Islet 黃尾嶼, Chihwei Islet 赤尾嶼, Nan Hsiao-tao 南小島, Pei Hsiao-tao 北小島, and three neighboring reefs. The group has a total area of 6.3 square kilometers, and lies just 75 nautical miles northeast of Pengjia Islet 彭佳嶼, Keelung. These islets were officially included as Chinese territory as early as the Ming dynasty. Further Reading (in Chinese): Nei-cheng Tung-chi Ti-yao 內政統計提要 (Statistical Abstract of the Interior of the Republic of China). Taipei: Ministry of the Interior, annual. (The Ministry of the Interior also publishes numerous maps, atlases, and local gazetteers of the Republic of China and Taiwan Province.) Wang Lu 王魯. Chung-kuo Ti-li Tung-lun 中國地理通論 (General Introduction to the Geography of China). Taipei: New Learning Publishing Center, 1988. Related Websites Ministry of the Interior Central Weather Bureau, MOTC Copyright (C) July 2002, Government Information Office.   All rights reserved.   Site design by L.F. Lee Best viewed with Netscape 4.x or IE 5.x (medium font) at 800 x 600 True Color (32 bit) resolution