Meichen Island

Meizhou Island, Meichow; Meichou, is a small island close to the coast of . Meizhou Town is an administrative unit of Xiuyu District, , , China.
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江上清风1961, CC BY 3.0.
  • Island
  • …has 38,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 5 metres (16 feet)
  • Description: island in People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as
    “Kou-t’ou Shan”
    “Kowtow Shan”
    “Maichow Island”
    “Mei-chau Ta”
    “Mei-chou Tao”
    “Meichow Island”
    “Meichow Tao”
    “Méizhōu Dǎo”
    “Meizhou Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Original Temple of Mazu.
Meizhou Tianhou Palace, commonly known as Meizhou Mazu… is situated 3 km northeast of Meichen Island.

Meichen Island

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Latitude
25.06827° or 25° 4′ 6″ north
Longitude
119.12354° or 119° 7′ 25″ east
Open location code
7PQX349F+8C
Geo­Names ID
1800777
Wiki­data ID
Q1297152

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Meichen Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Meizhou uhartea”
  • Cebuano: “Meizhou Dao”
  • Chinese: “湄洲岛”
  • Chinese: “湄洲島”
  • Czech: “Mej-čou”
  • Dutch: “Meizhou”
  • German: “Meizhou”
  • Hebrew: “אי מייז’ו”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Meizhou”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bî-chiu-tó”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Meizhou”
  • Norwegian: “Meizhou”
  • Russian: “Мэйчжоу”
  • Spanish: “Isla Meizhou”
  • Swedish: “Meizhou Dao”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Mi Châu”

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