List of islands of Taiwan
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The islands comprising the Taiwan Area under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (ROC) are classified into various island groups. The island of Taiwan, 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 administered by the People's Republic of China (PRC), and those disputed with other countries such as the Tiaoyutai Islands (Senkaku Islands) and most of the South China Sea Islands, are excluded from this list.
At the adoption of Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China 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.
Archipelagos of Taiwan
There are in total of 168 islands which can be classified into the following geographical units:
There are four contemporary geopolitical definitions of the extent of "Taiwan":
Note: The Senkaku Islands, which are controlled by Japan, are disputed by the PRC (People's Republic of China) and the ROC as being a part of Taiwan (known as "Tiaoyutai" in Taiwanese Mandarin). Japan administers the Senkaku Islands as a part of the Ryukyu Islands.
List of major islands by area
List of Taiwanese islands with over 5 km2 of area.
List of islands by geographical unit
Taiwan proper
Island of Taiwan (Formosa; 臺灣島)
Kaohsiung
Cijin (旗津島); 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.
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