Taiwan Strait

Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Strait is located in Taiwan
Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Strait is located in Fujian
Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Strait is located in Asia
Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Strait
Bathymetry of the Taiwan Strait Area
LocationSouth China Sea, East China Sea (Pacific Ocean
Coordinates24°48′40″N 119°55′42″E / 24.81111°N 119.92833°E / 24.81111; 119.92833
Basin countries China
 Taiwan
Min. width130 km (81 mi)
Taiwan Strait
Traditional Chinese臺灣海峽
台灣海峽
Simplified Chinese台湾海峡
Hokkien POJTâi-ôan Hái-kiap
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáiwān Hǎixiá
Wu
RomanizationDe-uae He-yah
Hakka
RomanizationThòi-vân Hói-hia̍p
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingToi4-waan1 Hoi2-haap3
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTâi-ôan Hái-kiap
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCDài-uăng Hāi-hàp
Taihai
Traditional Chinese臺海
台海
Simplified Chinese台海
Hokkien POJTâi-hái
Literal meaningTaiwan Sea
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáihǎi
Wu
RomanizationDe-he
Hakka
RomanizationThòihói
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingToi4-hoi2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTâi-hái
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCDài-hāi
Black Ditch
Traditional Chinese烏水溝
Simplified Chinese乌水沟
Hokkien POJO͘ Chúi-kau
Literal meaningBlack Ditch
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWū Shuǐgōu
Southern Min
Hokkien POJO͘ Chúi-kau

The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer (110 mi; 97 nmi)-wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and the Asian continent. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is 130 km (81 mi; 70 nmi) wide.[1]

  1. ^ "Geography". Government Information Office. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2011.