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Dajia River in Taichung City Xiuguluan River - Hualien County Shakadang River in Taroko National Park Liwu River in Taroko National Park. This is a list of rivers (溪 or 河) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over 19 kilometres (12 mi): Dongshan River - Yilan County - 24 km (15 mi) Lanyang River - Yilan County - 73 km (45 mi)
Map of Taiwan. 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.
The island of Taiwan, the largest of the archipelago, was known in the West until after World War II as Formosa, from the Portuguese Ilha Formosa ([ˌiʎɐ fuɾˈmɔzɐ]), "beautiful island". [4] It is 394 km (245 mi) long and 144 km (89 mi) wide, [ 5 ] and has an area of 35,808 km 2 (13,826 sq mi). [ 6 ]
Eastern Taiwan: Yilan, Hualien and Taitung. Western Taiwan: other divisions from Taipei to Pingtung. Northern and Southern Taiwan: Zhuoshui River, the longest river of Taiwan, flows through about the middle of the island. Northern Taiwan: Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu (City/County), Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, and Nantou.
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Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan , also known as Formosa , lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean , with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.
The Tamsui River (alternatively Danshui River, Chinese: 淡水河; pinyin: Dànshǔi Hé; Wade–Giles: Tan 4-shui 3 Ho 2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tām-chúi-hô; lit. 'Freshwater River') is the third longest river in Taiwan after Zhuoshui River and Gaoping River, with a total length of 158.7 km (98.6 mi), flowing through Hsinchu County, Taoyuan, Taipei and New Taipei City.
Islands of Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC) — islands of the Pacific Ocean within the ROC, located in Maritime Northeast Asia. An exception is Lalu Island , which is a lake island. An exception is Lalu Island , which is a lake island.