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(Encyclopedia)Ilan, city, Taiwan: see Yilan.Formosa Strait
(Encyclopedia)Formosa Strait: see Taiwan Strait. ...Jilong
(Encyclopedia)Jilong, city, Taiwan: see Keelung. ...Morrison, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Morrison, Mount, Taiwan: see Yushan. ...Kirun
(Encyclopedia)Kirun, city, Taiwan: see Keelung. ...Japan Current
(Encyclopedia)Japan Current or Kuroshio ko͝orōshēˈō [key][Jap.,=black stream], warm ocean current of the Pacific Ocean, off E Asia. A northward flowing branch of the North Equatorial Current, it runs E of Taiw...Senkaku Islands
(Encyclopedia)Senkaku Islands sĕnˈkäko͞o [key], small, uninhabited island group, 8 sq mi (20.7 sq km), Okinawa prefecture, extreme SW Japan, in the East China Sea. Located 90 mi (45 km) NNW of Ishigaki in the R...Kinmen
(Encyclopedia)Kinmen, island group, Taiwan: see Quemoy. ...Chilung
(Encyclopedia)Chilung or Chi-lung, city, Taiwan: see Keelung. ...Matsu
(Encyclopedia)Matsu or Ma-tsu mäˈdzo͞oˈ [key], Taiwanese island group, administered as Lienchiang co. (2010 pop 14,604), in the East China Sea, off Fujian prov., China, E of Fuzhou, and c.100 mi (160 km) from T...Browse by Subject
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