Gaodeng Island

26°16′25″N 119°59′12″E / 26.27361°N 119.98667°E / 26.27361; 119.98667

Gaodeng Island
Native name:
高登島
Gaodeng Island, as seen from Daqiu Island
Gaodeng in Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands)
Gaodeng Island is located in East China Sea
Gaodeng Island
Gaodeng Island
Location in the East China Sea
Geography
Locationnorth of Beigan Island, Beigan Township, Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Area1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)[1]
Administration
ProvinceFujian (streamlined)
CountyLienchiang (the Matsu Islands)
Rural TownshipBeigan
Additional information
Time zone
Gaodeng Island is located in Taiwan
Gaodeng Island
Gaodeng Island
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Location of Gaodeng Island

Gaodeng Island[2] (Kaoteng,[3][4][5] Kao-teng Tao[6][7]) (Chinese: 高登島; pinyin: Gāodēng Dǎo; Wade–Giles: Kao1-têng1 Tao3; Foochow Romanized: Gŏ̤-dĕng-dō̤, also Pei-sha Tao[7] (北沙島[7][8]), 下目嶼,[9] 下木嶼[10]) is an island in the East China Sea, part of Beigan Township, Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).[11][12][8] The island is closed to the public.[13][14] Gaodeng is located 9.25 kilometres (5.75 mi) away from the Beijiao Peninsula (北茭半岛) in Lianjiang County, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (PRC).[4][8][15][16][17] The island can be seen from the nearby Beigan Island and Daqiu Island.

  1. ^ 北竿鄉志 第一章：地理 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2 September 2019. 三、面積 北竿鄉全境總面積9.3平方公里，佔全縣總面積29.60平方公里的31﹪，僅次於南竿鄉的35﹪，為全縣次大的鄉。其中北竿本島6.43平方公里，高登島1.39平方公里，大坵島0.53平方公里，亮島0.35平方公里，小坵0.16平方公里。
  2. ^ 馬祖地區離島通航航道公告圖 (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via Internet Archive. 高登島
    Gaodeng Island
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  4. ^ a b DeWitt Copp; Marshall Peck (1962). The Odd Day. New York City: William Morrow & Company. pp. 58, 67, 71, 206 – via Internet Archive. Kueffer indicated two islands bunched near Peikan, "Tachiu and Kaoteng. The latter is five miles off the mainland, the closest to the enemy."
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  6. ^ Daniel Ellsberg (February 1963). "DRAFT NOTES ON OFFSHORE ISLANDS". p. 24. Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via Internet Archive. For US purposes we have defined the OSI to include Kinmen, and Little Kinmen and the 5 larger islands of the Matsu area (Kao-teng Tao, Peikan Tang, Ma-tsu shan, Hsi-ch'uan Tao, Tung-ch'uan Tao).
  7. ^ a b c "NG 50-8 FU-CHOU" (in English and Chinese). Washington, D. C.: Army Map Service. 1954 – via Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. 高登島 (北沙島) Kao-teng Tao (Pei-sha Tao)
  8. ^ a b c 辞海第六版. Cihai (Sixth Edition) (in Chinese). 上海. Shanghai: 上海辞书出版社. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. September 2009. p. 1516. ISBN 9787532628599. 马祖列岛 中国闽江口外25~40千米的岛群。{...}属福建省连江县，现由台湾当局管辖。{...}由马祖岛（又称南竿塘）、北竿塘、高登岛3个较大岛{...}组成。{...}高登岛又称北沙岛，距黄岐半岛9.2千米，面积1.25平方千米，地形南宽北窄，地势南高北低，南部下目山177米为全岛制高点。
  9. ^ 林金炎 (10 April 2013). 明代－馬祖海防與兵紀. Matsu Daily (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 28 August 2019. 「北與烽火門會哨，南與南日會哨，西洋、下目(高登)、下竿塘、白犬(莒光)皆其汛地。」《萬曆府志海防篇 卷八十六》
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  11. ^ 連江縣土地段名代碼表 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Department of Land Administration. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2019. 地政事務所名稱(代碼) 連江(ZA) 鄉鎮市區名稱(代碼) 北竿鄉(02) 段 小段 代碼 備註{...}高登 0022
  12. ^ 教育部重編國語辭典修訂本 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 27 August 2019. 字詞 【馬祖島】{...}釋義 島名。位於福建省閩江口東北，屬連江縣。簡稱為「馬祖」。由南竿、北竿、大坵、高登、西引等十九個小島組成，總面積三十四平方公里，控福州對外交通的要衝，扼閩江出入的門戶。{...}
  13. ^ "The highest density of military tunnels and strongholds in the world". Lienchiang County. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2019. Now, only the secretive military-controlled islands of Gaodeng and Liang are closed to the public.
  14. ^ "Battlefield Scenery". Matsu National Scenic Area. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019. Today, Gaodeng and Liangdao, the only islands where the military remains stationed, are still shrouded in mystery, not having been opened to visitors.
  15. ^ "FAQ". Matsu National Scenic Area. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019. The area closest to the mainland is Gaodeng Island, 9.25 km off the Beijia [sic] Peninsula.
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  17. ^ 境域面积. 福州市连江县政府 (in Simplified Chinese). 22 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020. 东南为马祖列岛，距大陆最近点9.25公里；