Pescadores Islands
E31887
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pescadores Islands canonical | 6 |
Statements (50)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.