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List of Taiwanese superlatives

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This is a list of Taiwanese superlatives.

List of Taiwanese superlatives is located in Taiwan
North
North
East
East
Highest
Highest
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Extreme points of Taiwan (approximate)

Geography[edit]

Geography
Record Holder Location Coordinates/
Measurement 		References
Northernmost tip
(Main island) 		Cape Fugui Shimen District, New Taipei City 25° 18' 20" N [1]
Northernmost tip
(Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu) 		Beigu Reef (北きた固かた礁) Dongyin Township, Lienchiang County 26° 23' N [2]
Northernmost tip
(Exclude Fujian and claims on Senkaku) 		Pengjia Islet Zhongzheng District, Keelung 25° 37' 46" N
Southernmost tip
(Mainland) 		Eluanbi Hengchun Township, Pingtung County 21° 53' 50" N [3]
Easternmost tip
(Main island) 		Cape of San Diego Gongliao District, New Taipei City 121° 59' 15" E
Southernmost tip
(Islands close to Taiwan Island) 		Qixingyan (Taiwan) Pingtung County 21° 45' 32" N
Easternmost tip
(Including Islands) 		Pingfong Rock (屏風岩びょうぶいわ), east of Mien-hwa Islet Zhongzheng District, Keelung 122° 06' 25" E [4]
Easternmost tip
(Including claims on Senkaku) 		Taishō-tō (大正島たいしょうじま)
(claimed as Chiwei Isle (赤尾嶼せきびしょ)[5]) 		Senkaku Islands
(claimed as part of Toucheng Township, Yilan County) 		124° 34' E
Westernmost tip
(Islands close to Taiwan Island; excluding Penghu/Pescadores) 		Wai San Ding Alluvion (外そと傘かさ頂いただき洲しゅう) Kouhu Township, Yunlin County 120° 4' 0" E
Westernmost tip
(exclude Spratly Islands) 		Pratas Island Cijin District, Kaohsiung 116° 42' 0" E
Westernmost tip & Southernmost tip
(Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu) 		Taiping Island Cijin District, Kaohsiung 114° 21' 57" E disputed
Highest mountain Mount Yu Xinyi Township, Nantou County; Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung; Alishan Township, Chiayi County 3,952 m
Longest river Zhuoshui River Nantou County, Chiayi County, Changhua County, Yunlin County 186 km
Largest lake Sun Moon Lake Yuchi Township, Nantou County 8.4 km2
Largest plain Chianan Plain Yunlin County, Chiayi County, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Changhua County 2,500 km2 [6]

Ecology[edit]

Biology
Record Holder Location Statistics References
Longest-living elephant in captivity Lin Wang Taipei Zoo 86 years old [7]
Oldest alligator fossil Penghu Malayan gharial fossil Penghu approx. 14 million years old
Oldest domesticated dog fossil Dabenkeng culture dog fossil Archaeological Site, Nanguan Village, Shanhua District, Tainan approx. 5,000 years old
Oldest trees Hiyama Chinmoku (檜山ひやま神木しんぼく Guishan Shenmu) Wufeng Township, Hsinchu County and Tai'an Township, Miaoli County approx. 4,600 years old

Demography[edit]

People
Record Holder Location Statistics References
Richest person Tsai Eng-meng Taiwan US$10.6 billion May 30, 2013
Longest human chain 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally Heping Island, Keelung to Jiadong Township, Pingtung County approx. 500 km [8]
Demography
Record Holder Statistics References
Largest-scale public march 2005 anti-China march approx. 1 million people [9]
Sports
Record Holder Date References
First MLB player from Taiwan Chin-Feng Chen September 14, 2002 [10]
First MLB pitcher from Taiwan Chin-hui Tsao July 25, 2003 [11]

Structures[edit]

Architecture
Record Holder Statistics References
Tallest building Taipei 101 509.2 m
Transportation
Record Holder Statistics References
Longest tunnel Taipei Metro Bannan Line 28.2 km
Longest tunnel (mountain) Xueshan Tunnel 12.9 km [12]
Longest bridge THSR Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct 157.317 km
Longest bridge (crossing waterbody) Penghu Great Bridge 5,541 m

References[edit]

  1. ^ "風景ふうけい區く – 富貴ふうき角かく". 台灣たいわん旅たび遊ゆう聯盟れんめい (CTIN). Retrieved April 22, 2008.
  2. ^ Richard Saunders (September 22, 2017). "Off the Beaten Track: Dongyin Island: The Northern Frontier". Taipei Times (in English and Chinese (Taiwan)). p. 2. Retrieved August 30, 2019. This point (or rather the Beigu Reef (北きた固かた礁) just offshore) constitutes the northernmost territory of the Matsu archipelago, and is certainly a fittingly majestic spot.
  3. ^ "Eluanbi Park – Scenic Spots". Kenting National Park. Archived from the original on April 4, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2008.
  4. ^ 記者きしゃ盧の賢けん秀しゅう,"北方ほっぽう三島みしま小しょう檔案""存そん档副本ほん". Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010. 島嶼とうしょ的てき最さい東端ひがしばた是ぜ台灣たいわん極東きょくとう點てん，, Liberty Times,2010-8-30.
  5. ^ 05-19 臺灣たいわん島嶼とうしょ面積めんせき [Location and Area of Islands in Taiwan]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Retrieved October 20, 2019. 縣けん市し別べつ Locality 島嶼とうしょ名稱めいしょう 位置いち Location 面積めんせき(平方ひらかた公里くり) (1) 經度けいど 緯度いど Name of Islands Longitude Latitude Area (km2){...}宜よろし蘭あららぎ縣けん Yilan County{...}赤尾嶼せきびしょ Chiwei Isle 124°34′09〞～124°33′50〞 25°53′54〞～25°54′06〞 0.0609
  6. ^ Joyce Jong-Wen Wann; Tso-Kwei Peng & Mei-Huey Wu (2000). "Taiwan" (PDF). In M. Ali (ed.). Dynamics of vegetable production, distribution and consumption in Asia. Shanhua, Tainan: Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center. pp. 379–415.
  7. ^ "Taipei's Elephant to be included in Guinness Book of Records". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on March 8, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2008.
  8. ^ "手しゅ護まもる台灣たいわん／洛らく杉すぎ磯いそ時報じほう：台灣たいわん用よう行動こうどう抗議こうぎ中國ちゅうごく飛彈ひだん佈署". ETtoday. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2008.
  9. ^ "A million Taiwanese protest Chinese law". Sydney Morning Herald. March 26, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2008.
  10. ^ "Chen scores a first for Taiwan". Taipei Times. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
  11. ^ "Taiwanese pitcher proves a big hit in first US outing". Taipei Times. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
  12. ^ "Media test tunnel's emergency systems". Taipei Times. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
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