Green Island, Taiwan

Green Island

Native name: Sanasai
Satellite view of the Green Island, with coral reefs along the coastline are shown.
Green I. Green Island in Taiwan
Geography
Location	Philippine Sea
Coordinates	22°40′00″N 121°28′59″E / 22.6667°N 121.483°E / 22.6667; 121.483
Area	15.092 km2 (5.827 sq mi)
Administration
Republic of China
Township	Lyudao
County	Taitung
Province	Taiwan (nominal)
Demographics
Ethnic groups	Amis, Han

Green Island
Lyudao Township in Taitung County
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	綠島
Simplified Chinese	绿岛
Literal meaning	"Green Island"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǜdǎo Lǜ Dǎo Bopomofo ㄌㄩˋ   ㄉㄠˇ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Liuhdao Liuh Dao Wade–Giles Lü-tao Lü Tao Tongyong Pinyin Lyudao Yale Romanization Lyùdǎu Lyù Dǎu MPS2 Liùdǎu Liù Dǎu IPA [lŷ tàʊ] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Le̍k-tó Le̍k Tó Tâi-lô Li̍k-tó Li̍k Tó
Japanese name
Hiragana	りょくとう
Kyūjitai	綠島
Shinjitai	緑島
Transcriptions Romanization Ryoku-tō

Bonfire Island
Lüdao Lighthouse, east of the airport
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	火燒島
Simplified Chinese	火烧岛
Literal meaning	"Fire-Roasted Island"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huǒshāodǎo Huǒshāo Dǎo Bopomofo ㄏㄨㄛˇ   ㄕㄠ   ㄉㄠˇ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Huooshau Dao Wade–Giles Huo-shao Tao Tongyong Pinyin Huǒshaodǎo Huǒshao Dǎo Yale Romanization Hwǒshāu Dǎu MPS2 Huǒshāu Dǎu IPA [xwò.ʂáʊ tàʊ] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Hóe-sio-tó Hóe-sio Tó Tâi-lô Hué-sio-tó Hué-sio Tó
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	火燒嶼
Simplified Chinese	火烧屿
Literal meaning	"Fire-Roasted Islet"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huǒshāoyǔ Huǒshāo Yǔ Bopomofo ㄏㄨㄛˇ   ㄕㄠ   ㄩˇ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Huooshau Yeu Wade–Giles Huo-shao Yü Tongyong Pinyin Huǒshaoyǔ Huǒshao Yǔ Yale Romanization Hwǒshāu Yǔ MPS2 Huǒshāu Yǔ IPA [xwò.ʂáʊ ỳ] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Hóe-sio-sū Tâi-lô Hué-sio-sū
Japanese name
Hiragana	かしょうとう
Kyūjitai	火燒島
Shinjitai	火焼島
Transcriptions Romanization Kashō-tō

Green Island, also known by other names, is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean about 33 km (21 mi) off the eastern coast of the main island of Taiwan. It is 15.092 km² (5.83 sq mi) at high tide and 17.329 km² (6.69 sq mi) at low tide, making it the seventh-largest island in Taiwan. The island is administered as Lyudao Township,^[1][2] a rural township of Taitung County and one of the county's two insular townships (the other being Lanyu Township). The island once served as a penal colony for political prisoners during Taiwan's period of martial law, although today it is primarily known as a tourist hotspot.