List of Taiwanese superlatives

Geography

Geography
Record Holder Statistics References
Northernmost tip Fuguei Cape 25° 18' 20" N [1]
Southernmost tip Eluanbi 21° 53' 50" N [2]
Easternmost tip Cape of San Diego 121° 59' 15" E
Westernmost tip Wai San Ding Alluvion 120° 4' 0" E
Highest mountain Yushan 3,952 m
Longest river Choshui River 186 km
Largest lake Sun Moon Lake 8.4 km2
Largest plain Chianan Plain 2,500 km2 [3]
Biology
Record Holder Statistics References
Longest-living elephant in captivity Lin Wang 86 years old [4]

Demography

Demography
Record Holder Statistics References
Largest-scale public march 2005 anti-China march approx. 1 million people [5]
Longest human chain 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally approx. 500 km [6]
Sports
Record Holder Date References
First MLB player from Taiwan Chin-Feng Chen 14 September 2002 [7]
First MLB pitcher from Taiwan Chin-hui Tsao 25 July 2003 [8]

Structures

Architecture
Record Holder Statistics References
Tallest building Taipei 101 509.2 m
Transportation
Record Holder Statistics References
Longest tunnel Hsuehshan Tunnel 12.9 km [9]
Longest bridge Penghu Trans-Oceanic Bridge 5,541 m

References

  1. ↑ "風景區 - 富貴角". 台灣旅遊聯盟 (CTIN). Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Eluanbi Park - Scenic Spots". Kenting National Park. Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  3. ↑ Joyce Jong-Wen Wann, Tso-Kwei Peng, and Mei-Huey Wu (2000). "Taiwan" (PDF). In M. Ali. Dynamics of vegetable production, distribution and consumption in Asia. Shanhua, Tainan: Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center. pp. 379–415.
  4. ↑ "Taipei's Elephant to be included in Guinness Book of Records". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  5. ↑ "A million Taiwanese protest Chinese law". Sydney Morning Herald. 2005-03-26. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  6. ↑ "手護台灣／洛杉磯時報：台灣用行動抗議中國飛彈佈署". ETtoday. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  7. ↑ "Chen scores a first for Taiwan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  8. ↑ "Taiwanese pitcher proves a big hit in first US outing". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  9. ↑ "Media test tunnel's emergency systems". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
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