Taitan Island

Dadan Island is an island in , Kinmen County, . The island is in the Taiwan Strait, along the coast of Mainland China.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Kinmen County
  • Also known as: “Dadan Island”, “Ta-tan”, “Ta-tan Tao”, “Tan Hsü”, and “Toatta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include 聖天宮 and Beian temple.

Place of worship
Photo: Allenwang6212a, CC BY 4.0.
is a place of worship.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Allenwang6212a, CC BY 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Tomb
Photo: Allenwang6212a, CC BY 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zengcuo’an and Lieyu.

Quarter
Photo: Augustohai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a quarter.

Town
Township is a rural township in , . It consists mainly of three islands located to the west of and immediately to the east of of the : Lesser Kinmen, Dadan, and . is situated 9 km northeast of Taitan Island.

Locality
Photo: rheins, CC BY 3.0.
is an islet located northwest of Lesser Kinmen in , Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. Military personnel are stationed on . is situated 10 km northeast of Taitan Island.

Taitan Island

Latitude
24.39041° or 24° 23′ 26″ north
Longitude
118.16573° or 118° 9′ 57″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
7PPW95R8+57
Open­Street­Map ID
way 151679618
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1667706
Wiki­data ID
Q702941
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Satellite Map

Discover Taitan Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Taitan Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Dadan Dao”
  • Chinese: “大擔”
  • Chinese: “大擔山”
  • Chinese: “大擔島”
  • Chinese: “大擔門”
  • Chinese: “大胆岛”
  • Chinese: “大膽島”
  • French: “île Dadan”
  • French: “Île Dadan”
  • Japanese: “大胆島”
  • Korean: “大膽島”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tōa-táⁿ-tó”
  • Spanish: “Isla Dadan”
  • Vietnamese: “Đại Đảm”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Đại Đảm”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as 大南礁 and Shiqiu.

Notable Places Nearby

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