Taiwan

Taiwan

GEOGRAPHY

• Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China
• Geographic Coordinates: 23 30 N, 121 00 E
• Area: total: 35,980 sq. km (land: 32,260 sq. km; water: 3,720 sq. km)
  * note: includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy

(Taiwan Geography 2000: http://www.photius.com/wfb2000/countries/taiwan/taiwan_geography.html)

GEODYNAMICS

• Island at the junction of the Ryukyu arc and Philippines arc

(Acadia University: http://ace.acadiau.ca/science/geol/rraeside/quizzes/world-notes.htm)

ELECTRICITY

• Electric Generating Capacity (1/1/99E): 26 gigawatts
• Electricity Generation (1999E): 140 billion kilowatthours

(EIA: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/taiwan.html)

GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION

• Tu Chang: 300kW
• Water-cooled power plant
• Liquid-dominant
• Resource temerature:130°C
• 2% non-condensable gases
• Most of them is CO₂
• Recovered for commercial sale

(IGA: http://iga.igg.cnr.it/china.php)

GEOTHERMAL POTENTIAL

• Rapid development in no-electrical use
• Heating
• Sanatorium
• Tourism

(IGA: http://iga.igg.cnr.it/china.php)

CONSIDERATIONS

WORLD HERITAGE

Not applicable

NATIONAL PARKS OR RESERVATIONS

• Yushan NP
• Kenting NP
• Shei-Pa NP
• Taroko NP
• Yangmingshan NP
• Kinmen NP

(National Parks in Taiwan: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/1610/parks.htm)

VULNERABLE/ENDANGERED ECOREGIONS

• South Taiwan monsoon rain forests (IM0171)
• Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests (IM0172)

(WWF: http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial_im.html)

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS OF ECOREGIONS

(National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html?id=1&mapServiceName=WW_Terrecos
&locWidth=120&locHeight=72&cMinx=141.8004&cMiny=45.914108&cMaxx=142.666901
&cMaxy=47.798401&size=small&detail=detailed?id=1&size=small&detail=detailed&cMinx=142.23
&cMiny=41&cMaxx=185.43&cMaxy=69.13)

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

(OPIC: http://www.opic.gov/links/countryInfo.asp?country=Taiwan&region=asia)

References

1. Acadia University. Significant places for global tectonics. Retrieved from world wide web: http://ace.acadiau.ca/science/geol/rraeside/quizzes/world-notes.htm (October, 24 2002)
   
   
2. Benny’s postcard web. (October 1996). National Parks in Taiwan. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/1610/parks.htm (October, 20, 2002))
   
   
3. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (November 2001). Country analysis brief – Taiwan. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/taiwan.html (October 2, 2002)
   
   
4. International Geothermal Association (IGA). (May 9, 2002). Retrieved from world wide web: http://iga.igg.cnr.it/china.php (October 2, 2002)
   
   
5. National Geographic. Wild world – Terrestrial ecoregions of the world. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html?id=1&mapServiceName=WW_Terrecos
   &locWidth=120&locHeight=72&cMinx=141.8004&cMiny=45.914108&cMaxx=142.666901
   &cMaxy=47.798401&size=small&detail=detailed?id=1&size=small&detail=detailed&cMinx=142.23
   &cMiny=41&cMaxx=185.43&cMaxy=69.13 (October, 20, 2002)
   
   
6. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Brief statistics for your use – Population. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.opic.gov/links/countryInfo.asp?country=Taiwan&region=asia (December 27, 2002)
   
   
7. Taiwan Geography 2000. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.photius.com/wfb2000/countries/taiwan/taiwan_geography.html (December 27, 2002)
   
   
8. World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Ecoregions. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial_im.html (October 20, 2002)

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