Beiding Island Explained
24.4319°N 118.5169°W
| Beiding Island |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Nickname: | --> |
| Location: | Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian, Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Area Km2: | 0.0800 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Length M: | --> |
| Width M: | --> |
| Coastline M: | --> |
| Country: | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | Province |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Fujian |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | County |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Kinmen |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Urban Township |
| Country Admin Divisions 2: | Jinhu |
| Country Area M2: | or |
| Country Area Ha: | --> |
| Country 1 Area M2: | or |
| Country 1 Area Ha: | --> |
| Timezone1: | National Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Beiding Island[3] [4] (Dodd Island,[5] [6] [7] Pei-ting Tao,[8] Beiding Dao[9]) (pinyin: Běidìng Dǎo) is an island located east of Greater Kinmen in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).[10]
On September 8, 1978, a butchers group from Jinhu visited Dongding Island and Beiding Island to bring gifts to the soldiers there. They wished the soldiers a happy upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.[11]
On March 31, 2018, the Chinese freight ship YUAN TAI（遠泰）789 struck rocks in the waters near Beiding Island. Nine crew members escaped without injury.[12]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: https://kccad.kinmen.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=62E690FE3873FDD4. zh-tw. zh:行政面積. Chinese: 外圍 島嶼 面積單位： (平方公里）{.... Chinese: 金門縣政府民政處 Civil Affairs Department, Kinmen County Government. 29 January 2019. 10 August 2019.
- Web site: https://ws.kinmen.gov.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvMzExL3JlbGZpbGUvMTAwMTAvNjIxNDEyLzFmN2MwNjc4LTRlNGMtNDNmNC04NWQzLWJlOTVhYWY4NTRkMC5wZGY%3D&n=MTLmnIjku73ntbHoqIjmnIjloLEucGRm. zh:金門縣統計月報 中華民國一Ο六年十二月份. Chinese: 金門縣政府主計處. 10 August 2019. Chinese: 極 東 北 碇 東 經 118 31 1 北 緯 24 25 55{.... zh-tw. 5, 6.
- Web site: Special Edition for the Celebration of the 2 Anniversary. Maritime and Port Bureau, MOTC. Beiding Island. 77, 79.
- Web site: Geographic environment. https://web.archive.org/web/20181028081129/http://wwww.kmnp.gov.tw/en/KinmenHistory.aspx?cid=2&chk=58a82533-1717-449f-8c94-683ae1b51138. 28 October 2018. Kinmen National Park. 27 July 2019. The 12 islands and islets comprising Beiding, .
- Book: Index to Map of China. 13. Dodd Island ... ... 大凸島 ... ... Fukien ... 24.27N 118.31E. 1915. Far Eastern Geographical Establishment. 2. Shanghai.
- Book: Atlas of the Chinese Empire. Edward Stanford. 1908. 24. Dodd I.. 1.
- Book: The China Sea Directory. 3. 1884. Captain Charles J. Bullock. London. Hydrographic Office, Admiralty. 2. 210.
- Web site: China: Offshore islands. 10-58.. 1958. Pei-ting Tao. Library of Congress.
- , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Web site: https://www.land.moi.gov.tw/ngis/chhtml/main.asp?area=WA01&type=byArea. zh:金門縣土地段名代碼表. Department of Land Administration. 2 March 2018. 10 August 2019. zh-tw. Chinese: 地政事務所名稱(代碼) 金門(WA) 鄉鎮市區名稱(代碼) 金湖鎮(01){....
- Web site: https://kinhu.kinmen.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=21A753E0D82259F4. zh:五十七年~六十七年. 28 July 2017. 10 August 2019. Chinese: 金門縣金湖鎮公所 Jinhu Township Administration, Kinmen County. zh-tw. Chinese: 【民國六十二年】{....
- Web site: https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/2382672. zh:中國貨輪又在金門北碇擱淺 9船員自行脫困. 吳正庭. 31 March 2018. 10 August 2019. Liberty Times. Chinese: 金門北碇海域今天發生中國籍貨輪「YUAN TAI（遠泰）789」觸礁擱淺， 船頭沒入大海，情況一度危急，初判船上9名船員已經其它船隻救離，未傳出人員傷亡；{.... zh-tw.
