List of islands of the Republic of China

This is a list of islands of the Republic of China (Taiwan) administration. The list is classified into various island groups below. The largest island of the list is Taiwan (Formosa), which currently forms a substantial majority of the Republic of China. In addition, other islands which are actively claimed the sovereignty by the ROC but not administered such as Senkaku Islands (Diaoyutai) and most of South China Sea Islands are excluded from the list.

Kinmen

• Kinmen (Quemoy; ) (Kinmen County, Fukien Province)
• * Lesser Kinmen (Hsiao Kinmen; )
• * Dadan Island
• Wuchiu (Wuciou; ) (Kinmen County, Fukien Province)
• *Tachiu (Tahchiu, Taciou, Wuchiu, Wuciou; )
• *Hsiaochiu (Hsiaociou; )

Matsu Islands

• Matsu Islands () (Lienchiang County, Fukien Province)
• * Peikan (Beigan; )
• ** Kaoteng (Gaodeng; )
• * Nankan (Nangan; )
• * Tungyin (Dongyin; ) (Lienchiang County, Fukien Province)
• ** Hsiyin (Siyin; )
• ** Liang Island ()
• * Jyuguang (Chukuang; ) (Lienchiang County, Fukien Province)
• ** Tungchu ()
• ** Hsichu ()
• ** Yongliou ()

South China Sea Islands

• South China Sea Islands () (Kaohsiung Municipality; only those listed below are administered by the ROC)
• * Pratas Islands (Tungsha, Dong-sha; )
• * Spratly Islands (Nansha, Nan-sha; ; disputed with several Southeast Asian countries)
• ** Taiping (Itu Aba; )
• ** Chung-Chou ()

The ROC keeps claims to all the South China Sea Islands,http://www.asianresearch.org/articles/3115.html Taiwan's Spratly Initiative in the South China Sea but only Pratas and part of Spartly islands are under its administration. Now the governing area is governed by Cijin District, Kaohsiung.

Taiwan and surrounding Islands

• Taiwan Island () (across 15 out of 16 counties and all 5 county-level cities in Taiwan Province, and Taipei Municipality and Kaohsiung Municipality which are not part of Taiwan Province)
• * Cijin (; an artificial island, formerly a longshore bar connected to the island of Taiwan) (Kaohsiung Municipality)
• * Green Island (Lyutao, Lutao; ) (Taitung County, Taiwan Province)
• * Gueishan Island (Turtle Mount; ) (Yilan County, Taiwan Province)
• * Hsiao Liuchiu (Lamay Islet; ) (Pingtung County, Taiwan Province)
• * Keelung Islet () (Keelung City, Taiwan Province)
• * Lalu ( lake island within the Sun Moon Lake) () (Nantou County)
• * Orchid Island (Lanyu, Ponso no Tao; ) (Taitung County, Taiwan Province)
• * The Three Northern Islands () (Keelung City, Taiwan Province)
• ** Huaping Islet ()
• ** Mianhua Islet ()
• ** Pengjia Islet ()
• Pescadores Islands () (Penghu County, Taiwan Province)
• * Penghu ()
• * Baisha ()
• * Siyu (Yuwong; )
• * Cimei ()
• * Wang-an ()

See also

• List of islands
• List of islands in the South China Sea
• Tachen Islands (islands evacuated in 1955)
• Tiaoyutai Islands () (disputed with Japan) (Yilan County, Taiwan Province)

References