Tantou
Tantou is a hamlet in Riyue Village, Yuchi Township, Taiwan Province and has an elevation of 841 metres. Tantou is situated nearby to the hamlet Neiwan, as well as near Dingshe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sun Moon Lake and T’zu-en Pagoda.
Sun Moon Lake
Photo: Chi-Hung Lin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sun Moon Lake is a lake in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest body of water in Taiwan. The area around the lake is home to the Thao people, one of Taiwan's indigenous ethnic groups.
T’zu-en Pagoda
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ci En Pagoda is a pagoda in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.
Lalu Island
Park
Lalu Island is a small island in Sun Moon Lake, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The island used to be much bigger, separating the lake into a part shaped like crescent moon and another part shaped like a round sun. Lalu Island is situated 2½ km north of Tantou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ita thao and Shuili.
Ita thao
Village
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Ita thao is a village, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Tantou.
Shuili
Photo: Winstonlee, Public domain.
Shuili is a township in Nantou County. The area has a population of approximately 20,000 spread out over 107 km2.
Yuchi
Town
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yuchi Township is a rural township in the center of Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the location of the Sun Moon Lake, a tourist attraction. Yuchi is situated 8 km north of Tantou.
Tantou
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “T’an-t’ou”
- Category: locality
- Location: Riyue Village, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan Province, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.8314° or 23° 49′ 53″ northLongitude
120.91345° or 120° 54′ 48″ eastElevation
841 metres (2,759 feet)Open location code
7QM2RWJ7+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 4178261137OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
6648824
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In Other Languages
“Tantou” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “潭頭”
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