Guishan Island (Yilan)
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Guishan Island[4] / Gueishan Island[5] or Steep Island or Turtle Island[6] (Chinese: 龜山島; Hanyu Pinyin: Guīshāndǎo[3]; Tongyong Pinyin: Gueishandǎo; Wade–Giles: Kuei1-shan1-tao3; lit. 'Turtle Mountain Island'), also known as Kweishan Island or Kueishan Island, is an island in the Pacific Ocean, part of Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan[3] and located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) east of port of Kengfang Fishery Harbor. The island's name is derived from the resemblance of the topography of the island to that of a turtle.[3] The island is a dormant volcano that last erupted in 1785.
Guishan (Gueishan) Island; Kueishan (Kweishan) Island | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 361 m (1,184 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 361 m (1,184 ft) |
Coordinates | 24°50′31″N 121°57′06″E |
Dimensions | |
Area | 2.841 km2 (1.097 sq mi) (prior to 2024)[2][3] |
Geography | |
Philippine Sea, off the NE coast of Yilan, Taiwan | |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pleistocene |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 1853 |
There is a smaller island south of Gueishan Island called Gueiluan Island (Chinese: 龜卵島; Hanyu Pinyin: Guīluǎndǎo; Tongyong Pinyin: Gueiluǎndǎo; Wade–Giles: Kuei1-luan3-tao3; lit. 'Turtle Egg Island').[7]