Orchid Island

Former names
Former names
	"Botel" and "Klein Botel Tobago" on a 1905 German map.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	紅頭嶼
Literal meaning	Redhead Islet(s); Red Cape Islet(s);
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hóngtóuyǔ; Hóngtóu Yǔ;
Bopomofo	ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄩˇ
Wade–Giles	Hung2-tʻou2-yü3; Hung2-tʻou2 Yü3;
Tongyong Pinyin	Hóng-tóu-yǔ; Hóng-tóu Yǔ;
IPA	[xʊ̌ŋ.tʰǒʊ.ỳ]; [xʊ̌ŋ.tʰǒʊ ỳ];
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Âng-thâu-sū; Âng-thâu Sū;
Japanese name
Kanji	紅頭嶼
Hiragana	こうとうしょ
Katakana	コウトウショ
Romanization
Transcriptions
Romanization	Kōtōsho
Kunrei-shiki	Koutousyo

Orchid Island
Orchid Island
	The shore of Orchid Island from an imperial Japanese publication (c. 1931)
Traditional Chinese	蘭嶼
Literal meaning	Orchid Islet(s)
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lányǔ; Lán Yǔ;
Bopomofo	ㄌㄢˊ ㄩˇ
Wade–Giles	Lan2-yü3; Lan2 Yü3;
Tongyong Pinyin	Lán-yǔ; Lán Yǔ;
IPA	[lǎn.ỳ]; [lǎn ỳ];
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Lân-sū; Lân Sū;

Orchid Island
Native name: Pongso no Tao
	Orchid Island Orchid Island in Taiwan
Geography
Location	Philippine Sea
Coordinates	22°03′N 121°32′E / 22.050°N 121.533°E
Area	45 km2 (17 sq mi)
Highest elevation	552 m (1811 ft)
Highest point	Mount Hongtou
Administration
	Republic of China
Township	Lanyu
County	Taitung
Province	Taiwan (streamlined, government dissolved)
Demographics
Population	5,255 (February 2023)
Ethnic groups	Tao, Han

Lesser Orchid Island

Traditional Chinese

小蘭嶼

Literal meaning

Little Orchid Islet

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiǎolányǔ Xiǎo Lányǔ Xiǎo Lán Yǔ
Bopomofo	ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄩˇ
Wade–Giles	{{unbulleted list\|Hsiao³-lan²-yü³\|Hsiao³ Lan²-yü³\|Hsiao³ Lan² Yü³
Tongyong Pinyin	Syǎo-lán-yǔ Syǎo Lán-yǔ Syǎo Lán Yǔ
IPA	[ɕjàʊ.lǎn.ỳ] [ɕjàʊ lǎn.ỳ] [ɕjàʊ lǎn ỳ]

Orchid Island,^[2] also known by other names, is a 45 km² (17 sq mi) volcanic island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan, which Orchid Island is part of. It is separated from the Batanes of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait. The island and the nearby Lesser Orchid Island are governed as Lanyu Township in Taitung County, which is one of the county's two insular townships (the other being Lyudao Township).

^ Stöpel, Karl Theodor (1905). Eine Reise in das Innere der Insel Formosa (in German).
^ RICK CHARETTE (November 2019). "Surf and Turf With Indigenous Influences". Travel in Taiwan. Tourism Bureau, MOTC. p. 39. Orchid Island (Lanyu) 蘭嶼

[1] Stöpel, Karl Theodor (1905). Eine Reise in das Innere der Insel Formosa (in German).

[2] RICK CHARETTE (November 2019). "Surf and Turf With Indigenous Influences". Travel in Taiwan. Tourism Bureau, MOTC. p. 39. Orchid Island (Lanyu) 蘭嶼

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Native name: Pongso no Tao

Orchid Island Orchid Island in Taiwan
Geography
Location	Philippine Sea
Coordinates	22°03′N 121°32′E / 22.050°N 121.533°E / 22.050; 121.533
Area	45 km² (17 sq mi)
Highest elevation	552 m (1811 ft)
Highest point	Mount Hongtou
Administration
Republic of China
Township	Lanyu
County	Taitung
Province	Taiwan (streamlined, government dissolved)
Demographics
Population	5,255 (February 2023)
Ethnic groups	Tao, Han