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.

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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

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Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) Island hasAlternativeName Lieyu Island
subject surface form: Lesser Kinmen