Back جبل جويشان ايسلاند ARZ Guishan Dao (pulo sa Republika sa Tsina) CEB Guishan Dao German Isla Gueishan Spanish جزیره گایشان Persian Île de la Montagne Tortue French Pulau Guishan ID 亀山島 Japanese 구이산섬 Korean Crëp Guishan Island LLD

Guishan Island (Yilan)

Guishan (Gueishan) Island; Kueishan (Kweishan) Island
Highest point
Elevation361 m (1,184 ft)[1]
Prominence361 m (1,184 ft)
Coordinates24°50′31″N 121°57′06″E / 24.84194°N 121.95167°E / 24.84194; 121.95167
Dimensions
Area2.841 km2 (1.097 sq mi) (prior to 2024)[2][3]
Geography
Guishan (Gueishan) Island; Kueishan (Kweishan) Island is located in Taiwan
Guishan (Gueishan) Island; Kueishan (Kweishan) Island
Guishan (Gueishan) Island; Kueishan (Kweishan) Island
Philippine Sea, off the NE coast of Yilan, Taiwan
Geology
Rock agePleistocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption1853

Guishan Island[4] / Gueishan Island[5] or Steep Island or Turtle Island[6] (Chinese: 龜山島; Hanyu Pinyin: Guīshāndǎo[3]; Tongyong Pinyin: Gueishandǎo; Wade–Giles: Kuei1-shan1-tao3; lit. 'Turtle Mountain Island'), also known as Kweishan Island or Kueishan Island, is an island in the Pacific Ocean, part of Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan[3] and located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) east of port of Kengfang Fishery Harbor. The island's name is derived from the resemblance of the topography of the island to that of a turtle.[3] The island is a dormant volcano that last erupted in 1785.

There is a smaller island south of Gueishan Island called Gueiluan Island (Chinese: 龜卵島; Hanyu Pinyin: Guīluǎndǎo; Tongyong Pinyin: Gueiluǎndǎo; Wade–Giles: Kuei1-luan3-tao3; lit. 'Turtle Egg Island').[7]

  1. ^ "Kueishantao". Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ 龜山里. 宜蘭縣頭城鎮公所 Toucheng Township Office. Retrieved 19 October 2019. 全島面積2.841平方公里，
  3. ^ a b c d 教育部重編國語辭典修訂本 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 19 October 2019. 字詞 【龜山島】 注音 ㄍㄨㄟ ㄕㄢ ㄉㄠˇ 漢語拼音 guī shān dǎo 釋義 島名。位於宜蘭縣頭城鎮外海。為一火山島，屬頭城鎮管轄。周圍海岸線長八點七公里，面積二點八平方公里，以形狀似龜而得名。
  4. ^ "Guishan Island". Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Tourist Information Website. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Watch dolphins and whales". Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Tourist Information Website. 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2019. The Gueishan Island is located off the coast of Yilan County, Taiwan.
  6. ^ Robert Kelly; Joshua Samuel Brown, eds. (March 2011). Taiwan. Lonely Planet (8 ed.). Singapore. p. 134. ISBN 9781741790436. Turtle Island (Kueishgan [sic] Island) 龜山島{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ 05-19 臺灣島嶼面積 [Location and Area of Islands in Taiwan]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Retrieved 20 October 2019. 縣市別 Locality 島嶼名稱 位置 Location 面積(平方公里) (1) 經度 緯度 Name of Islands Longitude Latitude Area (K m2){...}宜蘭縣 Yilan County{...}龜卵島 Gueiluan Island 121°55′47〞～121°55′51〞 24°48′30〞～24°48′32〞 0.0123

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