Coordinates: 24°25′55″N 118°31′1″E / 24.43194°N 118.51694°E / 24.43194; 118.51694

Beiding Island

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Beiding Island
Native name:
北碇島 / 北椗島
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Geography
LocationJinhu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Area0.0800 km2 (0.0309 sq mi)[1][2]
Administration
ProvinceFujian
CountyKinmen
Urban TownshipJinhu
Additional information
Time zone
Beiding Island is located in Taiwan
Beiding Island
Beiding Island
Location of Beiding Island
Beiding Island (shown as "比定㠘")

Beiding Island[3][4] (Dodd Island,[5][6][7] Pei-ting Tao,[8] Beiding Dao[9]) (北碇, pinyin: Běidìng Dǎo) is an island located east of Greater Kinmen in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).[10]

On September 8, 1978, a butchers group from Jinhu visited Dongding Island and Beiding Island to bring gifts to the soldiers there. They wished the soldiers a happy upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.[11]

On March 31, 2018, the Chinese freight ship YUAN TAI(遠泰)789 struck rocks in the waters near Beiding Island. Nine crew members escaped without injury.[12]

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  9. ^ Beiding Dao (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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