Gupo Island

Gupo Island
Gupo Island is located in Taiwan
Gupo Island
Location within Taiwan
Geography
LocationBaisha, Penghu, Taiwan
Coordinates23°42′54″N 119°33′22″E / 23.715°N 119.556°E / 23.715; 119.556

Gupo Island (Chinese: 姑婆嶼; pinyin: Gūpó Yǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko͘-pô-sū), also transliterated as Koba Island, is an island in Baisha Township, Penghu County, Taiwan.

Demographics

Map including Gupo Island (labeled as Koba-sho) (1944)
Map including Gupo Island (labeled as Ku-p’o hsü (Koba-sho) 姑婆嶼) (1950)

The island is uninhabitated.

Economy

Nearby residents come to the island for laver harvest in early winter every year.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Koba Island: Taiwan". Geographical names. 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Gupo Island". Taiwan, the Heart of Asia. Retrieved 8 December 2017.