Pescadores Islands

E31887

archipelago island group

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.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → island group →
adminCenter	Magong →
alsoKnownAs	Penghu → Penghu Islands → Pescadores →
cededBy	Qing Empire →
cededTo	Empire of Japan →
cededUnderTreaty	Treaty of Shimonoseki →
cededYear	1895 →
climate	subtropical →
connectedBy	ferries to Taiwan Island →
country	Republic of China →
governedBy	Republic of China (Taiwan) →
hasAirport	Penghu Airport →
hasMilitarySignificance	true →
historicalEvent	Japanese invasion of 1895 → Sino-French War operations →
historicallyContestedBy	Empire of Japan → People's Republic of China → 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 County → 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 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cairo Declaration →	concernsTerritory
Penghu Islands →	otherName