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Orchid Island Taiwan Last Updated: 06/23/2024 |
| Orchid Island is a small volcanic island located 64km off the southeast corner of Taiwan, directly east of Kenting. It is a volcanic island of breathtaking natural beauty and is home to the country’s most isolated aboriginal tribe, the Tao, who are famous for their annual Flying Fish Festival. Its population was 5,255 in 2023. | |
| Orchid Island is 45km-squared in size, about three times as large as more popular and accessible Green Island 60 kilometers to the north. A very thin strip of flat land circles the island, separating steep cliffs and a mountainous, inaccessible interior from the sea. The highest mountain on the island rises 552 meters from the sea. | |
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Taitung County Place » City Taitung County is in the southeast of Taiwan, with the Pacific on its eastern border and the Central Mountain Range on the western. It had a population of 211,681 in 2023. It has a beautiful natural landscape, with high mountains, a rift valley, ocean, outlying islands and hot springs, and also has 176 kilometers of coastline; it also includes two outlying islands, Green Island and Lanyu. 20 views 💖 1Taiwan |