Erdan Island

Coordinates: 24°22′40.9″N 118°09′40.7″E / 24.378028°N 118.161306°E / 24.378028; 118.161306
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Erdan Island
Native name:
二膽島
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Coordinates24°22′40.9″N 118°09′40.7″E / 24.378028°N 118.161306°E / 24.378028; 118.161306
Area0.2800 km2 (0.1081 sq mi)[1][2]

Erdan Island (Erhtan Island

Kinmen County (Quemoy), Taiwan.[10][11] The island has been called Seao-tan.[12][13] Erdan Island is 12 km (7.5 mi) from Greater Kinmen Island and 4 km (2.5 mi) from Xiamen (Amoy) Island.[14]

History

1987 Lieyu Massacre
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image icon Declassified nuclear strike plan portraits significance of Erdan's critical position in history of Cold War

On February 21, 1942, more than fifty anti-Japanese dissidents were taken to the island, tortured and killed in a mass execution.[15]: 18–19 

Chinese Nationalist spokesmen reported that Chinese Communists shelled Dadan and Erdan between June 26–28, 1957. At that time, Chinese Nationalist strength on the islands was around 1,100 men.[16]

On September 6, 2011, President Ma Ying-jeou visited with the troops stationed on Erdan Island.[5][6]

In November 2013, the island was designated as battlefield culture landscape by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Kinmen County Government.[17] The island was handed over from Kinmen Defense Command of the Republic of China Armed Forces to the county government on 1 July 2014.[18]

On August 16, 2022, two Taiwan soldiers on Erdan threw stones at a Chinese drone that got near their guard post.[19] On August 30, 2022, Taiwan soldiers on Erdan fired at a Chinese drone.[20]

On March 9, 2023, Chen Chia-hsun (陳嘉壎), a Taiwan soldier on Erdan, was missing at roll call. He allegedly deserted to China.[21][22]

Geography

The island covers an area of 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi).[2] Erdan Island's Mt. Jiaoshi (Mt. Jiaoshih; 礁石山) reaches 55 m (180 ft) above sea level.[11]

Dadan Island is 800 m (2,600 ft) from Erdan Island at the closest point.[15]: 24 

The islands of Wu Yu and Qing Yu in

Longhai City, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China are located to the south of Erdan Island.[9][23]

Tourist attractions

See also

References

Look up Erdan or Erhtan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
  1. ^ 行政面積. 金門縣政府民政處 Civil Affairs Department, Kinmen County Government (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 29 January 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019. 外圍 島嶼 面積單位： (平方公里）{...} 二膽 0.2800
  2. ^ a b "ROC front line islands gear up for tourism". Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U. S. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b "金門地區離島通航航道公告圖" (PDF). Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 25 August 2019. 二擔島 Erhtan Island
  4. ^ Wendell Minnick (19 March 2019). "How to Save Taiwan from Itself". The National Interest. Retrieved 26 August 2019. Not to crow, but I have been on Dongyin, Erhtan and Tatan islands; the U.S. signal intelligence antenna farm at Pingtun Li; and inside the underground airbase in Chiashan Mountain in Hualien.
  5. ^ a b 總統前往金門慰勉戍守國軍弟兄. 中華民國總統府 Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 6 September 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2019. 中華民國100年09月06日 中秋節將屆，馬英九總統上午特地前往金門視導陸軍二膽守備隊
  6. ^ a b "總統前往金門慰勉戍守國軍弟兄（4-1）". 中華民國總統府 Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 11 October 2019. 二膽島
  7. ^ 二膽島 (Non-Roman Script - NS) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  8. ISBN 978-986-05-5274-4
    . 二擔島{...}二膽島（1951年改名）
  9. ^
    ISBN 978-986-05-5274-4
    . 二擔島{...}二膽島（1951年改名）{...}浯嶼
  10. ^ a b 金門縣土地段名代碼表 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Department of Land Administration. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019. 地政事務所名稱(代碼) 金門(WA) 鄉鎮市區名稱(代碼) 烈嶼鄉(05){...}段 小段 代碼 備註{...}二擔 0252 更正
  11. ^
    ISBN 978-986010742-5
    .
  12. ^ Charles J. Bullock (1884). The China Sea Directory. Vol. 3 (2 ed.). London: Hydorgraphic Office, Admiralty. p. 197 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ "Causeway Joint Staff Study". United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas. 1947. p. 56 – via Internet Archive. SEAO TAN 55 "{acres}
  14. ^ 二膽島營區工程意外 工人遭怪手壓死. 金門縣政府全球資訊網 Kinmen County Government (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 30 April 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2019. 二膽島面積僅0.28平方公里，距離大膽島約800公尺、距離金門本島約12公里、距離廈門約4公里，島上只有駐軍，沒有一般居民。
  15. ^
    ISBN 978-957-41-6438-7
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  16. CIA. 29 June 1957. p. 3 – via Internet Archive
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  17. ^ a b "Governor Arrives in Kinmen for Inspection, Magistrate Hopes for Assistance with Local Development". Web.kinmen.gov.tw. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Premier Jiang Yi-huah Witnessed Kinmen County Government Take Control Over Dadan and Erdan Islands". Web.kinmen.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  19. ^ Blanchard, Ben; Yimou Lee (August 24, 2022). Gerry Doyle (ed.). "Taiwan to deploy drone defence systems after rock-throwing video emerges". Reuters. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022.
  20. ^ Blanchard, Ben; Roger Tung; Yimou Lee (August 30, 2022). Tomasz Janowski; Angus MacSwan (eds.). "Taiwan shoots at Chinese drone after president warns of 'strong countermeasures'". Reuters. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022.
  21. ^ Cheung, Eric; Nectar Gan (March 13, 2023). "Taiwan says soldier who went missing has been found in China". CNN. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023.
  22. ^ Strong, Matthew (March 17, 2023). "Taiwan will ask for extradition of deserter who swam to China". Taiwan News. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023.
  23. ^ 林馬騰 (30 July 2010). 大膽島風雲. Kinmen Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 6 March 2020. 大二膽島為國軍據守，但在九龍江口的重要島嶼，還有在大膽島南方的浯嶼和西南方的青嶼﹙又稱下青嶼﹚，均落入共軍之手，
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