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Islands of Taiwan (Formosa)
Formosa (Taiwan) [978]
Group:
Country: Taiwan (China) Region: South China Sea
Lat: 23.38º N Long : 121.07º E
Area: 34506.6 sq. km Altitude: 3997 m
Island too large for adequate coverage in this directory
Shoreline: 1144.2 km (scale 1:5000000) Coastal Index: 0.0332
Depth to nearest land: <100 m
Nearest island: 130 km group: 130 km
Nearest continent: Asia Distance: 130 km Isolation Index: 34
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: subtropical
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones, earthquakes
Threat Indicator: 2
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 18635492 (1983) Density: 540.1 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 1.0%/yr Increasing slowly
Major Human Activities: textiles, electronics, agriculture
Habitat: Urban Pop: 6300000 Urban Indicator: 3
Accessibility: port, airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 17% Human Threat Indicator: 1
Gross Domestic Product: $ 3571 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 2
Conservation support: government support, legislation
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 22
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 2 Low
CI-Marine: 2 Low
Last updated: 21/08/88
Kin-men (Quemoy, Chin-men) [1934]
Group:
Country: Taiwan (China) Region: Taiwan Strait
Lat: 24.50º N Long : 118.33º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: < 25 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 3 km group: 7 km
Nearest continent: Asia Distance: 7 km Isolation Index: 7
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: military
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 17% Human Threat Indicator: 1
Gross Domestic Product: $ 3571 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 2
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 3
Last updated: 01/08/90
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