Pengjia Islet Explained

Pengjia Islet
Native Name Lang:zh
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Pushpin Map:East China Sea
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the East China Sea
Location:Zhongzheng, Keelung, Taiwan[1] [2] [3] [4]
Area Km2:1.14
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Country:Republic of China (Taiwan)
Country Admin Divisions Title:Province
Country Admin Divisions:Taiwan (streamlined)
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Provincial city
Country Admin Divisions 1:Keelung
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:District
Country Admin Divisions 2:Zhongzheng
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Pengjia Islet, also known as P'eng-chia Hsü, Hōka-sho,[6] Agincourt,[3] [7] Dashihshan Islet, Chaolai Islet, P'eng-chia Yü or Pengchia Islet, is an islet north of Taiwan and is administered under Zhongzheng District, Keelung City. It is under Taiwanese military control and cannot be visited by ordinary citizens.[3]

History

In September 1984, forty plus fishing boats from Japan intruded on the territorial waters of Pengchia Islet (Pengjia Islet). Their catch was estimated to be worth 20 million TWD.[8]

On 7 September 2012 and again on 9 April 2016, President Ma Ying-jeou visited Pengjia Islet.[9] [10]

Geography

Pengjia Islet part of Zhongzheng, Keelung, Taiwan (ROC). The islet is located to the northeast of Keelung. The islet is surrounded by cliffs on its eastern, southern and northern sides. On the western side, the sea is full of reef and rocks. The only safe way to land on the island is via the dock on the southwestern side.

Demographics

There are no long-term residents on the islet. As of 2002, there were about 40 itinerant residents living on the island, who are mostly employees of the weather observatory and coast guard divisions.[11]

The island had over 100 inhabitants in the 1890s, when George MacKay wrote From Far Formosa (see page 185).

Infrastructures

See also

External links

25.6294°N 122.0714°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.klzz.gov.tw/district-inquiries/todayjz. 基隆市中正區公所. zh:今日中正. 23 April 2019. Today's Zhongzheng. 3.本區北面面臨太平洋，並包括有和平島、彭佳嶼、基隆嶼、棉花嶼、花瓶嶼等島嶼自然地理景觀豐富.
  2. Web site: https://www.land.moi.gov.tw/ngis/chhtml/main.asp?area=CB01&type=byArea. zh:基隆市土地段名代碼表. Department of Land Administration. 16 December 2014. 22 September 2019. zh-tw. Chinese: 基隆市土地段名代碼表 地政事務所名稱(代碼) 信義(CB) 鄉鎮市區名稱(代碼) 中正區(01){....
  3. Web site: Beautiful Scenery. Keelung City Government. 23 April 2019. Pengjia Islet (Agincourt)This islet remains a military control district; hence, citizen is not allowed to visit the islet. However, one might be able to see the islet by taking a fishing boat to sail around the islet. .
  4. Web site: Pengjia Islet gets rare attention from Ma's visit. 7 September 2012. GlobalSecurity.org. The normally obscure outcrop, which falls administratively under Keelung City, is one of three islets off of Taiwan's northern coast -- the others are Mianhua Islet and Huaping Islet -- considered to be of strategic importance to the country..
  5. Web site: https://www.cga.gov.tw/GipOpen/wSite/ct?xItem=97982&ctNode=9155&mp=9992. zh:彭佳嶼. Pengjia Islet. Chinese: 海洋委員會海巡署北部分署 Northern Branch, Coast Guard Administration, Ocean Affairs Council. zh-tw. 25 September 2019. 7 January 2016. Chinese: (三)面積：1.14平方公里（0.44平方英里）.
  6. Web site: Map: Tai-pei Shei . legacy.lib.utexas.edu . 4 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Index to the New Map of China (In English and Chinese). 1914. Agincourt Island ... 愛近高脫島 Formosa ... 臺灣 ... 25.38N 122.7 E. 1. Far Eastern Geographical Establishment. Shanghai.
  8. Web site: China Report POLITICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS. Internet Archive. 12 October 1984. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 55. NAVY WATCHING JAPANESE FISHING NEAR PENGCHIA.
  9. Web site: Pengjia Islet gets rare attention from Ma's visit. 7 September 2012. GlobalSecurity.org. The normally obscure outcrop, which falls administratively under Keelung City, is one of three islets off of Taiwan's northern coast -- the others are Mianhua Islet and Huaping Islet -- considered to be of strategic importance to the country..
  10. Web site: https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/1658812. zh:馬英九將登彭佳嶼 邀保釣人士參與. zh-tw. 9 April 2016. 20 September 2019.
  11. Web site: Lighthouse keepers part of Pengchia Islet history . . 2002-06-17 . 2009-06-29.

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