Ryükyüsyo 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.Photo: Jessepylin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island of Pingtung County, Taiwan
- Also known as: “Hsiao Liuchiu”, “Lamay Island”, “Lambai Island”, “Lambay Island”, “Liouciou Yu”, “Little Liuqiu”, “Liu-ch’iu Hsü”, “Liu-ch’iu Yü”, “Liuqiu Island”, “Shoryukyu Island”, and “Xiaoliuqiu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Liouciou Piyun Temple and Liuchiu Yu Lighthouse.
Liouciou Piyun Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Koala0090, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Liouciou Piyun Temple is a Buddhist temple.
Liuchiu Yu Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Taiwania Justo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Liuchiu Yu Lighthouse or White Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Liuqiu Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Ryükyüsyo Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Dafu Village, Liuqiu Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan Province, Southern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Ryükyüsyo Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Ryükyüsyo 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”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dingshangfu and Dafu.
Notable Places Nearby
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