Liang Island

26°20′20″N 120°13′12″E / 26.33889°N 120.22000°E / 26.33889; 120.22000

Liang Island
Native name:
亮島
Liang Island in the East China Sea
Liang Island in Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands)
Liang Island is located in Taiwan
Liang Island
Liang Island
Location in Taiwan
Liang Island is located in East China Sea
Liang Island
Liang Island
Location in East China Sea
Geography
Locationnortheast of Beigan Island, Beigan Township, Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian, Republic of China (Taiwan)[1]
Area0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi)[1][2]
Length1,400 m (4600 ft)[1][3]
Width250 m (820 ft)[1][3]
Administration
ProvinceFujian (streamlined)
CountyLienchiang
Rural TownshipBeigan
Additional information
Time zone

Liang Island[4][5][6] (Larne Island[7][8][9][10]) (Chinese: 亮島; pinyin: Liàng Dǎo; Wade–Giles: Liang4 Tao3; lit. 'island that illuminates'; Foochow Romanized: Liông-dō̤, originally 橫山, Lang Tao 浪島[1][11]) is an island located in the East China Sea in Beigan Township, Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).[1][12] The island is closed to the public.[13][14] The island is located 26 kilometers (16 mi) from both Beigan Island and Dongyin Island and 19.25 kilometers (11.96 mi) from Kuishan Island in Haidao Township, Xiapu County, Ningde, Fujian, People's Republic of China (PRC).[15]

  1. ^ a b c d e f 馬祖亮島島尾遺址群發掘及「亮島人」修復計畫 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Lienchiang County Government. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2019. 為北竿鄉最東北之一處島嶼。{...}亮島，原名「橫山」又名「浪島」，行政區域隸屬連江縣北竿鄉；坐落於北竿島與東引島之間，距離此兩島各約27公里，為北竿鄉最東北之一處島嶼。地理位置在福建省閩江口外，與大陸所屬蜘蛛島相距約24公里，距雙峰島約26公里，與其他沿海灣澳港市相距僅約 20-30公里 。島長約 1,400公尺，最寬處約250公尺，面積約 0.35平方公里。
  2. ^ 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。
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  5. ^ "Lienchiang County Regional Information". 投資臺灣入口網 Invest Taiwan Home. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2019. The county comprises 36 islands and islets, including Nangan Island, Beigan Island, Gaodeng Island, Liang Island, Daqiu Island, Xiaoqiu Island, Dongju Island, Xiju Island, Dongyin Island, Xiyin Island, and affiliated islands.
  6. ^ "Pearl of East Fukien". Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019. These islands are mostly spread between 25°30'-28°44' of north latitude and 119°51'-120°20' of east longitude, which mainly include Nan Kan, Pei Kan, Kaoteng, Liang Island, Ta Chiu, Hsiao Chiu, Tung Chu, Hsi Chu, Tungyin, Hsiyin, etc, ten bigger islands and twenty more scattered no man islands.
  7. ^ Edward Stanford (1908). Atlas of the Chinese Empire (1 ed.). pp. 24, 81. Larne I.{...}Larne Island, Fukien . 26.20 N 120.12 E
  8. ^ Index to the New Map of China (In English and Chinese) (in English and Chinese (Taiwan)). Shanghai: Far Eastern Geographical Establishment. 1914. p. 40. Larne Island ... ... 拉你島 Fukien ... ... 福建 ... 26.20N 120.12E
  9. ^ "CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN". Office of Current Intelligence, CIA. 5 May 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 27 August 2019. LANGTAO (LARNE ISLAND)
  10. ^ Larne Island (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  11. ^ "NG 51-5 HSIA-P'U" (in English and Chinese). Washington, D. C.: Army Map Service. 1953 – via Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. Lang Tao 浪島
  12. ^ 連江縣土地段名代碼表 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Department of Land Administration. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. 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{...}亮島 0035 調整
  13. ^ "The highest density of military tunnels and strongholds in the world". Lienchiang County. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. 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. ^ Liu Hung-An 藍鴻安 (1 February 2010). 空軍防校專科班14期藍鴻安：亮島慨述 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Tainan. Retrieved 28 August 2019. 西距北竿、東距東引均為二萬六千公尺，北距大陸福建省霞埔縣僅帶水之隔，距離最近之魁山島為一萬九千二百五十公尺。