Native name: 彭佳嶼 | |
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![]() P'eng-chia Yü north of Taiwan Island | |
Geography | |
Location | Zhongzheng,Keelung,Taiwan[1][2][3][4] |
Area | 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)[5] |
Administration | |
Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
Province | Taiwan(streamlined) |
Provincial city | Keelung |
District | Zhongzheng |
Additional information | |
Time zone |
Pengjia Islet (Chinese:彭佳嶼;pinyin:péng jiā yǔ[6][7]), also known asP'eng-chia Hsü,Hōka-sho,[8]Agincourt,[3][9]Dashihshan Islet,Chaolai Islet,P'eng-chia Yü orPengchia Islet, is anislet north ofTaiwan and is administered underZhongzheng District,Keelung City. It is underTaiwanese military control and cannot be visited by ordinary citizens.[3]
In September 1984, forty plus fishing boats from Japan intruded on the territorial waters of Pengchia Islet (Pengjia Islet). Their catch was estimated to be worth 20 million TWD.[10]
On 7 September 2012 and again on 9 April 2016, PresidentMa Ying-jeou visited Pengjia Islet.[4][11]
Pengjia Islet part of Zhongzheng, Keelung, Taiwan (ROC). The islet is located to the northeast of Keelung. The islet is surrounded by cliffs on its eastern, southern and northern sides. On the western side, the sea is full of reef and rocks. The only safe way to land on the island is via the dock on the southwestern side.[6]
Climate data for Pengjia Islet (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1910–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.8 (87.4) | 32.7 (90.9) | 33.9 (93.0) | 35.9 (96.6) | 35.6 (96.1) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.8 (91.0) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 35.9 (96.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.5 (65.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.4 (74.1) | 26.4 (79.5) | 29.3 (84.7) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.1 (88.0) | 29.0 (84.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 24.7 (76.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.2 (61.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.0 (82.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 23.8 (74.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.1 (71.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) | 14.2 (57.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.9 (78.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 15.8 (60.4) | 20.2 (68.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) | 4.5 (40.1) | 5.2 (41.4) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 19.9 (67.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 12.7 (54.9) | 6.0 (42.8) | 4.4 (39.9) | 2.4 (36.3) |
Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 115.9 (4.56) | 122.2 (4.81) | 134.9 (5.31) | 130.0 (5.12) | 193.8 (7.63) | 190.9 (7.52) | 109.6 (4.31) | 185.9 (7.32) | 196.7 (7.74) | 124.5 (4.90) | 121.9 (4.80) | 127.0 (5.00) | 1,753.3 (69.02) |
Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.3 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 154.6 |
Averagerelative humidity (%) | 77.6 | 79.4 | 80.6 | 82.0 | 84.6 | 87.5 | 85.6 | 85.1 | 82.5 | 77.0 | 77.9 | 76.1 | 81.3 |
Mean monthlysunshine hours | 62.3 | 62.7 | 90.8 | 110.2 | 143.0 | 177.9 | 276.2 | 253.6 | 203.6 | 154.8 | 94.1 | 65.9 | 1,695.1 |
Source: Central Weather Bureau[12][13][14][15][16] |
There are no long-term residents on the islet. As of 2002, there were about 40 itinerant residents living on the island, who are mostly employees of the weather observatory and coast guard divisions.[6][17]
The island had over 100 inhabitants in the 1890s, when George MacKay wroteFrom Far Formosa (see page 185).
3.本區北面面臨太平洋,並包括有和平島、彭佳嶼、基隆嶼、棉花嶼、花瓶嶼等島嶼自然地理景觀豐富
基隆市土地段名代碼表 地政事務所名稱(代碼) 信義(CB) 鄉鎮市區名稱(代碼) 中正區(01){...}段 小段 代碼 備註{...}彭佳嶼 0026
Pengjia Islet (Agincourt){...}This islet remains a military control district; hence, citizen is not allowed to visit the islet. However, one might be able to see the islet by taking a fishing boat to sail around the islet.
The normally obscure outcrop, which falls administratively under Keelung City, is one of three islets off of Taiwan's northern coast -- the others are Mianhua Islet and Huaping Islet -- considered to be of strategic importance to the country.
(三)面積:1.14平方公里(0.44平方英里)
字詞 【彭佳嶼】 注音 ㄆㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩˇ 漢語拼音 péng jiā yǔ 釋義 島名。位於基隆東北方隸屬基隆市。島上東、南、北三面都是斷崖,西岸多礁石,唯一安全的登陸點是西南岸的碼頭。島上無常住人口,只有看守燈塔及氣象站的工作人員。
方地灣臺{...}嶼佳彭{...}1938年
Agincourt Island ... 愛近高脫島 Formosa ... 臺灣 ... 25.38N 122.7 E
NAVY WATCHING JAPANESE FISHING NEAR PENGCHIA
25°37′46″N122°4′17″E / 25.62944°N 122.07139°E /25.62944; 122.07139