Taiwan
福建省
Matsu

Gordon Island

Gaodeng Island is an island in the East China Sea, part of Beigan Township, , Fujian Province, Republic of China. The island is closed to the public.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the Matsu Islands
  • Also known as: “Gaodeng”, “Gaodeng Island”, “Kao-teng Hsü”, “Kao-teng Tao”, “Kaoteng”, “Pei-sha Tao”, “Tung-sha Tao”, and “Xiamu”
  • Historically known as: “Paisha”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Daqiu Island.

Island
Photo: rheins, CC BY 3.0.
is an island in the East China Sea, part of Beigan Township, , Fujian Province, Republic of China. The island has been uninhabited; it is open to the public.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beigan.

Photo: Joe Lo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Township, is an insular rural township in , . The township is in the East China Sea off the coast of Province, near .

Gordon Island

Latitude
26.27542° or 26° 16′ 32″ north
Longitude
119.98545° or 119° 59′ 8″ east
Elevation
126 metres (413 feet)
Open location code
7PRX7XGP+55
Open­Street­Map ID
way 587063527
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1673769
Wiki­data ID
Q14465791
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Gordon Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gaodeng Dao”
  • Chinese: “高登岛”
  • Chinese: “高登島”
  • Dutch: “Gaodeng”
  • French: “Gaodeng”
  • French: “Île Kaoteng”
  • French: “île Xiamu”
  • Japanese: “こうとうとう”
  • Japanese: “高登島”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Gŏ̤-dĕng-dō̤”
  • Vietnamese: “Bắc Sa”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Cao Đăng”
  • Vietnamese: “Hạ Mộc”
  • Vietnamese: “Hạ Mục”
  • Yue Chinese: “下目島”
  • Yue Chinese: “高登島”

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