Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Matsu Islands [a] (UK: / ˌ m æ t ˈ s uː / or US: / ˌ m ɑː t ˈ s uː / [4]), officially Lienchiang County [b] (/ l j ɛ n ˈ dʒ j ɑː ŋ /), are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea governed by the Republic of China (Taiwan), situated alongside the southeastern coast of mainland China.
The islands of the central Gulf of Thailand are mostly located near the coast. Formerly most of the islands in Thailand were uninhabited, but in recent times many have been developed for tourism. Some of the island groups in Thailand come in clusters of numerous individual islands: Phang Nga Bay has 67, the Mu Ko Chang National Park has 52 ...
Pages in category "Matsu Islands" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Detailed map of Thailand. Thailand is in the middle of mainland Southeast Asia. It has a total size of 513,120 km 2 (198,120 sq mi) which is the 50th largest in the world. The land border is 4,863 km (3,022 mi) long with Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia.
Indonesia is the world's largest island country by area (1,904,569 km 2), and by total number of islands (17,504 islands). [4] It is also the world's most populous island country, with a population of over 270 million (the fourth most populous country in the world, after India , China , and the United States ).
According to Lee Seokwoo, the People's Republic of China (PRC) started taking up the question of sovereignty over the islands in the latter half of 1970 when evidence relating to the existence of oil reserves surfaced. [30] The ROC also claims the islands.
During the 20th century, several hundred residents and military personnel lived on the island. [16]As of 1970, 280 people from 45 families lived on the island. [15]On the afternoon of April 7, 1990, Chen Chin-Kuan (陳金官) and his family left the island to live on Beigan (Peikan), leaving only military personnel remaining on the island.
Matsu may refer to: Mazu, or Matsu, a sea goddess in Chinese folk religion; Matsu-class destroyer; Matsu Islands (Lienchiang County), Fujian, Republic of China (Taiwan) Matsu Beigan Airport; Matsushima (Matsu Islands), in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan; Japanese ship Matsu, several ships; Matsu, a character in the Sekirei manga and anime