Lieyu Island
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Lieyu Island is a small outlying island of Taiwan’s Kinmen County, located near the coast of mainland China and known for its military history and strategic position in the Taiwan Strait.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Fujian Province (Republic of China)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kinmen County Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lesser Kinmen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieyu NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Kinmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | offshore islands of Taiwan ⓘ |
| belongsToArchipelago | Kinmen Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderStatus | frontline island near cross-strait boundary ⓘ |
| connectedBy | ferry to Greater Kinmen ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | cross-strait relations between Taiwan and mainland China ⓘ |
| hasArea | about 14 square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 烈嶼島 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subtropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
battlefield relics
ⓘ
military-themed tourism sites ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
small-scale agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bunkers
ⓘ
granite terrain ⓘ military fortifications ⓘ rocky coastline ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
coastal roads
ⓘ
small harbors ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Dadan Island (nearby islet under same township)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erdan Island (nearby islet under same township) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jiugong Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal artillery positions ⓘ military memorials ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| hasTownshipSeat | Shuangkou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
military training
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military history
ⓘ
strategic position in the Taiwan Strait ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Taiwan Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Xiamen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coast of mainland China ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kinmen County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieyu Township NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sawConflict | Second Taiwan Strait Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | frontline defense against mainland China ⓘ |
| timeZone | National Standard Time (UTC+8) ⓘ |
| wasHeavilyFortified | Cold War era ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lesser Kinmen