Lambay Island

Liuqiu is a coral island in the Taiwan Strait about 13 kilometers southwest of the main island of Taiwan. It has an area of 6.8 km2 and approximately 12,200 residents.
Wikipedia
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 44 metres (144 feet)
  • Description: island of Pingtung County, Taiwan
  • Also known as
    “Hsiao Liuchiu”
    “Lamay Island”
    “Lambai Island”
    “Liouciou Yu”
    “Little Liuqiu”
    “Liu-ch’iu Hsü”
    “Liu-ch’iu Yü”
    “Liuqiu Island”
    “Ryükyüsyo Island”
    “Shoryukyu Island”
    “Xiaoliuqiu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Liouciou Piyun Temple and Liuchiu Yu Lighthouse.
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is a Buddhist temple.
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The or White Lighthouse…

Lambay Island

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Latitude
22.34045° or 22° 20′ 26″ north
Longitude
120.37151° or 120° 22′ 17″ east
Open location code
7QJ289RC+5J
Geo­Names ID
1672751
Wiki­data ID
Q6480986

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Lambay Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Liuqiu Yu”
  • Chinese: “小琉球”
  • Chinese: “拉美島”
  • Chinese: “琉球嶼”
  • Chinese: “金獅子島”
  • Chinese: “金獅島”
  • Dutch: “Lamay Island”
  • French: “Lamay”
  • German: “Xiaoliuqiu”
  • Hebrew: “שיאוליוקיו”
  • Italian: “Xiaoliuqiu”
  • Japanese: “琉球嶼”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Liuqiu”
  • Russian: “Люцююй”
  • Sakizaya: “Liw-ciw subal”
  • Spanish: “islote Lamay”
  • Spanish: “Islote Lamay”
  • Spanish: “islote Liuqiu”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Kim Sư”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Lạp Mỹ”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Lưu Cầu”
  • Vietnamese: “Lưu Cầu”
  • Vietnamese: “Tiểu Lưu Cầu”
  • Yue Chinese: “琉球嶼”

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