Orchid Island

E159271

Orchid Island is a small, remote island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan, known for its indigenous Tao (Yami) people, unique Austronesian culture, and rich marine and ecological diversity.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Orchid Island canonical 9
Lanyu 1
Lanyu (Orchid Island) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
populated place
administrativeStatus rural township of Taitung County
alsoKnownAs Botel Tobago
Lan-yu
Lanyu
Ponso no Tao
area about 45 km²
climate tropical monsoon climate
controversy storage of low-level nuclear waste
country Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan
distanceFromGreenIsland about 60–70 km
distanceFromTaiwanMainIsland about 65 km southeast of Taitung
economicActivity fishing
small-scale agriculture
tourism
ethnolinguisticGroup Austronesian peoples
governedBy Taitung County Government
hasFacility Lanyu Nuclear Waste Storage Facility
hasLanguage Thao language
surface form: Tao language
hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
hasSettlement Dongqing
Hongtou
Iraraley
Langdao
Yeyin
Yeyou
highestPoint Mount Hongtou
indigenousPeople Tao people
Yami people
knownFor bird diversity
coral reef ecosystems
dark-sky stargazing
flying fish festival
indigenous Tao culture
rich marine biodiversity
sea turtles
traditional wooden fishing boats
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
southeastern coast of Taiwan
majorEthnicGroups Han Taiwanese
Tao people
partOf Republic of China
surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan)

Taitung County
population several thousand inhabitants
terrain mountainous interior
volcanic island
timeZone National Standard Time (UTC+8)
transport Lanyu Airport
ferry connection to Taitung

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Batanic languages spokenIn Orchid Island
Batanic languages spokenIn Orchid Island
this entity surface form: Lanyu
Bashi Channel region hasNearbyIslands Orchid Island
Tao people primarySettlement Orchid Island
Tao people populationRegion Orchid Island
Yami (Tao) spokenIn Orchid Island
Yami (Tao) primaryLocation Orchid Island
this entity surface form: Orchid Island (Lanyu)
Taitung County contains Orchid Island
this entity surface form: Lanyu (Orchid Island)
Yami people primaryResidence Orchid Island
Yami people island Orchid Island
Yami language spokenIn Orchid Island
Bashi Channel locatedNear Orchid Island