Jibei Island

Jibei Island (Chipei Island[1]; Chinese: 吉貝嶼; pinyin: Jíbèi Yǔ; Wade–Giles: Chi2-pei4 Yü3) is an island in Baisha Township, Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan.[2][3]

Jibei Island
Jibei Island
Geography
LocationBaisha, Penghu (the Pescadores), Taiwan
Coordinates23.745°N 119.600°E / 23.745; 119.600
Area3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi)

Geology
Map of Jibei Island (labeled as Kitsubai-tō (Kichigai-tō)) and surrounding area (1944)
Map including Jibei Island (labeled as CHI-PEI HSÜ (KITSUBAI-SHO) 吉貝嶼) (1950)

The island is located 5.5 km off of Penghu Island with a size of 3.05 km2.

Transportation

The island houses the Jibei wharf, with destination to Chikan wharf and Houliao wharf at Baisha island.[4]

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See also

References
  1. Robert Kelly; Joshua Samuel Brown, eds. (March 2011). Taiwan. Lonely Planet (8 ed.). Singapore. pp. 292, 301. ISBN 9781741790436. Chipei Island{...}CHIPEI 吉貝
    With its lovely sand-shell beaches, Chipei (Jíbèi) buzzes with tourists in the summer but shuts down almost completely in the winter.
  2. "Jibei Yu: Taiwan". Geographical names. 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. https://www.travelking.com.tw/eng/tourguide/scenery309.html


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