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List of Taiwanese superlatives

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This is a list of Taiwanese superlatives.

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Geography

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Record

! Holder

! Location

! Coordinates/
Measurement

! References

Northernmost tip
(Main island)

| Cape Fugui

| Shimen District, New Taipei City

| 25° 18' 20" N

|{{cite web|url=http://travel.network.com.tw/tourguide/point/showpage/51.html|title=風景區 – 富貴角|access-date=April 22, 2008|work=台灣旅遊聯盟 (CTIN)}}

Northernmost tip
(Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu)

| Beigu Islet (北固礁)

| Dongyin Township, Lienchiang County

| 26° 23' N

|{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2017/09/22/2003678894/2|title=Off the Beaten Track: Dongyin Island: The Northern Frontier|date=22 September 2017|access-date=30 August 2019|website=Taipei Times|author=Richard Saunders|page=2|language=en,zh-tw|quote=This point (or rather the Beigu Reef ({{lang|zh-tw|北固礁}}) just offshore) constitutes the northernmost territory of the Matsu archipelago, and is certainly a fittingly majestic spot.}}

Northernmost tip
(Exclude Fujian and claims on Senkaku)

| Pengjia Islet

| Zhongzheng District, Keelung

| 25° 37' 46" N

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Southernmost tip
(Mainland)

| Eluanbi

| Hengchun Township, Pingtung County

| 21° 53' 50" N

| {{cite web|url=http://www.ktnp.gov.tw/eng/tour/scenic-1.asp#a20 |title=Eluanbi Park – Scenic Spots |access-date=April 21, 2008 |work=Kenting National Park |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404010103/http://www.ktnp.gov.tw/eng/tour/scenic-1.asp |archive-date=April 4, 2008 |url-status=dead }}

Easternmost tip
(Main island)

| Cape of San Diego

| Gongliao District, New Taipei City

| 121° 59' 15" E

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Southernmost tip
(Islands close to Taiwan Island)

| Qixingyan (Taiwan)

| Pingtung County

| 21° 45' 32" N

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Easternmost tip
(Including Islands)

| Pingfong Rock ({{lang|zh-tw|屏風岩}}), east of Mien-hwa Islet

| Zhongzheng District, Keelung

| 122° 06' 25" E

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Easternmost tip
(Including claims on Senkaku)

| Taishō-tō ({{Lang|ja|大正島}})
(claimed as Chiwei Isle (赤尾嶼){{cite web|url=https://www.moi.gov.tw/files/site_stuff/321/2/year/y05-19.ods|script-title=zh:05-19 臺灣島嶼面積|trans-title=Location and Area of Islands in Taiwan|language=zh-tw,en|access-date=20 October 2019|website=Ministry of the Interior|quote=縣市別 Locality 島嶼名稱 位置 Location 面積(平方公里) (1) 經度 緯度 Name of Islands Longitude Latitude Area (km2){...}宜蘭縣 Yilan County{...}赤尾嶼 Chiwei Isle 124°34{{prime}}09〞～124°33{{prime}}50〞 25°53{{prime}}54〞～25°54{{prime}}06〞 0.0609}})

| Senkaku Islands
(claimed as part of Toucheng Township, Yilan County)

| 124° 34' E

|

Westernmost tip
(Islands close to Taiwan Island; excluding Penghu/Pescadores)

| Wai San Ding Alluvion ({{lang|zh-tw|外傘頂洲}})

| Kouhu Township, Yunlin County

| 120° 4' 0" E

|

Westernmost tip
(exclude Spratly Islands)

| Pratas Island

| Cijin District, Kaohsiung

| 116° 42' 0" E

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Westernmost tip & Southernmost tip
(Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu)

| Taiping Island

| Cijin District, Kaohsiung

| 114° 21' 57" E

|disputed

Highest mountain

| Mount Yu

| Xinyi Township, Nantou County; Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung; Alishan Township, Chiayi County

| 3,952 m

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Longest river

| Zhuoshui River

| Nantou County, Chiayi County, Changhua County, Yunlin County

| 186 km

|

Largest lake

| Sun Moon Lake

| Yuchi Township, Nantou County

| 8.4 km2

|

Largest plain

| Chianan Plain

| Yunlin County, Chiayi County, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Changhua County

| 2,500 km2

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Ecology

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Record

! Holder

! Location

! Statistics

! References

Longest-living elephant in captivity

| Lin Wang

| Taipei Zoo

| 86 years old

| {{cite web|url=http://www.tro-taiwan.roc.org.uk/dc/nsl032003l.htm |title=Taipei's Elephant to be included in Guinness Book of Records |access-date=April 21, 2008 |work=Central News Agency |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308043819/http://www.tro-taiwan.roc.org.uk/dc/nsl032003l.htm |archive-date=March 8, 2008 |url-status=dead }}

Oldest alligator fossil

| Penghu Malayan gharial fossil

| Penghu

| approx. 14 million years old

|

Oldest domesticated dog fossil

| Dabenkeng culture dog fossil

| Archaeological Site, Nanguan Village, Shanhua District, Tainan

| approx. 5,000 years old

|

Oldest trees

| Hiyama Chinmoku (檜山神木 Guishan Shenmu)

| Wufeng Township, Hsinchu County and Tai'an Township, Miaoli County

| approx. 4,600 years old

|

Demography

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Record

! Holder

! Location

! Statistics

! References

Richest person

| Tsai Eng-meng

| Taiwan

| US$10.6 billion

| May 30, 2013

Longest human chain

| 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally

| Heping Island, Keelung to Jiadong Township, Pingtung County

| approx. 500 km

|{{cite web|url=http://www.ettoday.com/2004/03/01/11093-1594164.htm |title=手護台灣／洛杉磯時報：台灣用行動抗議中國飛彈佈署 |access-date=April 21, 2008 |work=ETtoday |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929162829/http://www.ettoday.com/2004/03/01/11093-1594164.htm |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}

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Largest-scale public march

| 2005 anti-China march

| approx. 1 million people

|{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/A-million-Taiwanese-protest-Chinese-laws/2005/03/26/1111692682671.html?oneclick=true|title=A million Taiwanese protest Chinese law|access-date=April 21, 2008|work=Sydney Morning Herald | date=March 26, 2005}}

colspan="4"|Sports
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First MLB player from Taiwan

| Chin-Feng Chen

| September 14, 2002

|{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2002/09/16/168229|title=Chen scores a first for Taiwan|access-date=April 22, 2008|work=Taipei Times}}

First MLB pitcher from Taiwan

| Chin-hui Tsao

| July 25, 2003

|{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2003/07/27/2003061082|title=Taiwanese pitcher proves a big hit in first US outing|access-date=April 22, 2008|work=Taipei Times}}

Structures

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Tallest building

| Taipei 101

| 509.2 m

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Longest tunnel

| Taipei Metro Bannan Line

| 28.2 km

|

Longest tunnel (mountain)

| Xueshan Tunnel

| 12.9 km

|{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/06/12/2003313078|title=Media test tunnel's emergency systems|access-date=April 22, 2008|work=Taipei Times}}

Longest bridge

| THSR Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct

| 157.317 km

|

Longest bridge (crossing waterbody)

| Penghu Great Bridge

| 5,541 m

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