Pengjia Islet

Pengjia Islet
Pengjia Islet's position north of Taiwan
Pengjia Islet

Pengjia Islet (Chinese: 彭佳嶼; pinyin: Péngjiā Yǔ), also known as Agincourt, Dashihshan Islet, Chaolai Islet or Pengchia Islet, is an islet north of Taiwan, and is administered under Zhongzheng District, Keelung City. It is under Taiwanese military control and cannot be visited by ordinary citizens.[1] As of 2002, there were about 40 itinerant residents living on the island, who are mostly employees of the weather observatory and coast guard divisions.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pengjia Islet (Agincourt)". Keelung City Government. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  2. ↑ "Lighthouse keepers part of Pengchia Islet history". Taipei Times. 2002-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-29.

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Coordinates: 25°37′46″N 122°4′17″E / 25.62944°N 122.07139°E / 25.62944; 122.07139

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