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Cover Photograph. Sansiantai, Taitung County, East coast of Taiwan

Hubert Chanson (2008-01-15) Cover Photograph. Sansiantai, Taitung County, East coast of Taiwan. Journal of Coastal Research, 24 1A: Cover page-Cover page.

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: Publications of the School of Engineering  
 
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Author(s) Hubert Chanson
Title Cover Photograph. Sansiantai, Taitung County, East coast of Taiwan
Journal name Journal of Coastal Research
Publication date 2008-01-15
Year available 2008
Volume number 24
Issue number 1A
ISSN 0749-0208
Start page Cover page
End page Cover page
Total pages 1
Collection year 2008
Language en
Subject 290000 Engineering and Technology
290800 Civil Engineering
290802 Water and Sanitary Engineering
Abstract Sansiantai (or Sanhsientai), Taitung County, East coast of Taiwan is a well-known tourist destination in Taitung county, on the East coast of Taiwan (Formosa). The bedrock in the Sansiantai area is volcanic agglomerate. Originally a rocky cape, the sea eroded away the neck of the cape and created an offshore island surrounded by coral reef. The island has an area of approximately 22 hectares, and its highest point is 77 m above sea level. A folk legend claims that three of the Eight Immortals of Taoism (Lu Tungpin, Ho Hsienku, and Li Tiehkuai) stopped at Sansiantai on their way across the sea. The name "Sansiantai" thus arose ("Sansiantai" means "Three Immortals Terrace"). Taiwan’s East coast, which is battered regularly by typhoons, has a steep shoreline on the Pacific Ocean. The coastal plain is very narrow, and it widens slightly only around Sansiantai which is one of the three main sea terraces of the East coast. This view was taken on 23 November 2006, and it looks North at the coastline. Note the gravel beaches in the foreground, and the mountains behind. The top of the mountains is barely visible through the clouds. Photograph of the East coast looking North from Sansiantai on 23 November 2006 by Hubert Chanson, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.
Keyword(s) Sansiantai
Taitung county
Taiwan East coast
Coastal photograph
Taiwan
Sanhsientai
Additional Notes The full bibliographic details are: CHANSON, H. (2008). "Cover Photograph. Sansiantai, Taitung County, East coast of Taiwan." Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 24, No. 1A, Issue sp1, Jan., Cover page (ISSN 0749-0208).
 
 
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