Ciporan Island Explained
Ciporan Island (Chinese：奚卜蘭島), also referred to as Shiqiu Island[1] and historically as Benten Island[2] during the Japanese occupation, is an island located at the mouth of the Xiuguluan River[3] in Gangkou and Jingpu villages of Fengbin Township,[4] [5] Hualien County,[6] Taiwan. The island covers an area equivalent to approximately half a football field.[7] Although Ciporan Island has long been subjected to erosion by seawater and river currents,[8] its composition of volcanic breccia[9] has given it a very hard geological structure, allowing it to stand firm over time.[10] On the eastern side of Ciporan Island, the combined effects of seawater erosion and crustal uplift have created two marine abrasion platforms,[11] featuring sea cave landscapes.[12] Ciporan Island is also part of the Huadong Coastal Reserve.[13]
Geography
Isolated at the mouth of the Xiuguluan River, Ciporan Island's geography and geology are notable. It is composed of volcanic breccia from the Duluan Mountain formation,[14] resulting in its prominent and rugged terrain due to the hardness of the rock.[15]
References
23.4647°N 121.5006°W
Notes and References
- https://trail.tacp.gov.tw/zh-hant/ExploringHistoricTrails/kiwithistorictrail/Attractions/458 奚卜蘭島| 尋路.循路
- https://www.kuroshio.org.tw/newsite/article02.php?info%20id=725 2605號保安林—隨時代更迭姓名ㄟ林生百味（上）
- https://hopout.com.tw/location/hualien-xibulan-island 奚卜蘭島
- https://www.cga.gov.tw/GipOpen/wSite/ct?xItem=49617&ctNode=6343&mp=9995 獅球嶼- 台東海岸景點
- https://trail.tacp.gov.tw/zh-hant/ExploringHistoricTrails/kiwithistorictrail/Attractions/458 奚卜蘭島| 尋路.循路
- https://www.eastcoast-nsa.gov.tw/zh-tw/attractions/detail/14/ 長虹橋－東部海岸國家風景區觀光資訊網
- https://eastsea.com.tw/ciporan.html 一座你不知道的島！ - 東海泛舟官方網站【花蓮泛舟、秀姑巒溪泛舟】
- https://life.nthu.edu.tw/~labtcs/HKL2001/stone/stoneisland/stoneisland.htm 獅球嶼
- http://140.112.64.54/zh%20tw/LandscapeNews/communication/-34936516?mode=chapter 特殊地質、地形景點選址與管理之研究（二）以海岸山脈地區為例
- https://www.namr.gov.tw/ebook/1110121/files/basic-html/page132.html Page 132 - Demo
- https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20150814002375-260603?chdtv 《時報周刊》石梯坪＋奚卜蘭島盛夏。就愛那一片藍 - 中時新聞網
- https://www.feng-bin.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=3939 花蓮縣豐濱鄉公所-機關願景
- https://ws.thb.gov.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS91cGxvYWQvT2xkRmlsZS9yZXNvdXJjZS91cGxvYWQvRmxpcEJvb2svN0ZFNjQzMEQtMkRGNC00OEY2LThGMEEtQzU4NDlENTFBRjczLnBkZg%3D%3D&n=5LiA5LiA6YGT5L6G5L6G6YGTMTEt5Y%2BwMTHnt5rkurroiIfot68xMDMwNi5wZGY%3D&icon=.pdf 太平洋海岸公路
- https://www.classic1990.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/%E9%9D%9C%E6%B5%A6%E9%83%A8%E8%90%BD.pdf 靜浦部落
- https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20161210000599-260508?chdtv 花蓮部落動手動腳比八卦- 生活- 中國時報
