Back Straat van Taiwan Afrikaans مضيق تايوان Arabic Estrechu de Taiwán AST Tayvan boğazı Azerbaijani Тайвань боғаҙы Bashkir Тайванскі праліў Byelorussian Тайванская пратока BE-X-OLD Тайвански проток Bulgarian তাইওয়ান প্রণালী Bengali/Bangla Strizh-mor Taiwan Breton
| Taiwan Strait | |
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  Taiwan Strait  Taiwan Strait  Taiwan Strait | |
 Bathymetry of the Taiwan Strait Area | |
| Location | South China Sea, East China Sea (Pacific Ocean） |
| Coordinates | 24°48′40″N 119°55′42″E / 24.81111°N 119.92833°E |
| Basin countries |  China Taiwan |
| Min. width | 130 km (81 mi) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣海峽 台灣海峽 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台湾海峡 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hokkien POJ | Tâi-ôan Hái-kiap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taihai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 臺海 台海 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台海 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hokkien POJ | Tâi-hái | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Taiwan Sea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Black Ditch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 烏水溝 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 乌水沟 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hokkien POJ | O͘ Chúi-kau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Black Ditch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer (110 mi; 97 nmi)-wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and the Asian continent. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is 130 km (81 mi; 70 nmi) wide.[1]
- ^ "Geography". Government Information Office. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
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