Shi Islet
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24.4557079°N 118.2269356°E / 24.4557079; 118.2269356
Quick Facts Native name: 獅嶼 (Chinese), Geography ...
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Location | Lieyu Township, Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian (Fukien), Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Area | 0.0070 km2 (0.0027 sq mi)[1][2][3] |
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Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
Province | Fujian (Fukien) (streamlined) |
County | Kinmen (Quemoy) |
Rural Township | Lieyu |
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Shi Islet[4][5][6] (Chinese: 獅嶼; pinyin: Shī Yǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-sū; lit. 'Lion Islet'; also Shi Yu,[7][8] Shih Yü,[9] Shiyu,[2][10] Shiyu Islet[2] and Lion Islet[10][11]) is an islet located northwest of Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).[2][10][11][12][13] Military personnel are stationed on Shi Islet.[2][3]
The islet was originally named Shu Islet (鼠嶼; Shǔ Yǔ; 'rat islet').[14] The current name, given by Chiang Ching-kuo during his visits to military bases in Kinmen, was adopted in 1960.