Pescadores Islands

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The Pescadores Islands, also known as the Penghu Islands, are a strategically located archipelago in the Taiwan Strait that has been historically contested and referenced in major World War II–era diplomatic agreements.

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Pescadores Islands canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
island group
adminCenter Magong
alsoKnownAs Penghu Islands
surface form: Penghu

Penghu Islands
Pescadores
cededBy Qing dynasty
surface form: Qing Empire
cededTo Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
cededUnderTreaty Treaty of Shimonoseki
cededYear 1895
climate subtropical
connectedBy ferries to Taiwan Island
country Republic of China
governedBy Republic of China
surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan)
hasAirport Penghu Airport
hasMilitarySignificance true
historicalEvent First Sino-Japanese War
surface form: Japanese invasion of 1895

Sino-French War
surface form: Sino-French War operations
historicallyContestedBy Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Qing dynasty
surface form: Qing Empire

Republic of China
knownFor basalt landscapes
fishing industry
strong winds
tourism
languageUsed Mandarin Chinese
Taiwanese Hokkien
largestCity Magong
locatedIn East Asia
Taiwan Strait
western Pacific Ocean
nameLanguage Portuguese
nameMeaning Fishermen
partOf Penghu Islands
surface form: Penghu County

Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan Province (Republic of China)

territory claimed by People's Republic of China
referencedIn Cairo Declaration
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
Potsdam Declaration
Treaty of San Francisco
religion Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
returnBasis post–World War II Allied arrangements
returnedTo Republic of China
separates Taiwan Strait from the open Pacific Ocean
strategicLocation between Taiwan and mainland China
usedFor air defense installations
military bases
naval facilities

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Cairo Declaration concernsTerritory Pescadores Islands
Penghu Islands otherName Pescadores Islands
Pescadores formerColonialName Pescadores Islands
Penghu Airport serves Pescadores Islands
Magong locatedIn Pescadores Islands
Jibei Island partOf Pescadores Islands