What the records say
- When
- since Dec 1949
- Kind
- Territorial claim
- Coordinates
- 23.57° N, 119.60° E
- Region
- 5
- Significance
- 8
- Significance index
- 3
- Significance state1
- 4
- Significance state2
- 4
- Tangible significance
- 4
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Penghu
Archipelago and county of Taiwan
The Penghu or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, about 50 kilometres west of the main island of Taiwan across the Penghu Channel, covering an area of 141 km2 (54 sq mi). The archipelago collectively forms Penghu County. The largest city is Magong, on the largest island.
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The source
- ICOW Territorial Claims 1816–2001Issue Correlates of WarCorrelates of War: free use with citation
Nearby in time and place
- Air War in Taiwan1949 · Battle
- 邱宅大血案16 May 1949 · Murder · Killed 11
- Battle of Guningtou25 Oct 1949 · Battle
- Battle of Dadan Island26 Jul 1950 · Battle
- Battle of O͘-gû-lân16 Mar 1947 · Battle
- 228 Incident27 Feb 1947 · Rebellion
- Battle of Dongshan Island11 May 1950 · Battle
- 1948 Xindian River Bridge train fire29 May 1948 · Rail accident