Ming Tan

Ming Tan is a lake in . Ming Tan is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mingtan Dam and Mingtan Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant.

Reservoir
Photo: David 75610, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a dam that spans the about 4 km downstream from the outlet of in central with a height of about 61.5 m.

Power station
Photo: Eric850130, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a power station.

Railway station
Photo: Bakkai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Checheng is a terminus on the Taiwan Railway Jiji line located in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shuili and Ita thao.

Photo: Winstonlee, Public domain.
is a township in . The area has a population of approximately 20,000 spread out over 107 km2.

Village
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 7 km east of Ming Tan.

Photo: Comet115, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quaint railway town beside the foothills of Taiwan's central mountain range. Besides being on a well-town tourist railway line, is known as the epicenter of "921", Taiwan's deadly earthquake of the century that shook the whole island in 1999.

Ming Tan

Latitude
23.8391° or 23° 50′ 21″ north
Longitude
120.8684° or 120° 52′ 6″ east
Elevation
362 metres (1,188 feet)
Open location code
7QM2RVQ9+J9
Geo­Names ID
6648966
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Ming Tan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “明潭”

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