Beiding Island
Native name: 北碇島 / 北椗島 | |
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| Location | Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian, Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Area | 0.0800 km2 (0.0309 sq mi) |
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Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
| Province | Fujian |
| County | Kinmen |
| Urban Township | Jinhu |
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Beiding Island
Location of Beiding Island
Beiding Island (Dodd Island, Pei-ting Tao, Beiding Dao) (北碇島, pinyin: Běidìng Dǎo) is an island located east of Greater Kinmen in Jinhu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).
On September 8, 1978, a butchers group from Jinhu visited Dongding Island and Beiding Island to bring gifts to the soldiers there. They wished the soldiers a happy upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.
On March 31, 2018, the Chinese freight ship YUAN TAI（遠泰）789 struck rocks in the waters near Beiding Island. Nine crew members escaped without injury.
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