Pescadores

E162850

Pescadores is the former Western name for the Penghu archipelago, a group of islands in the Taiwan Strait known for their fishing communities and strategic maritime location.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Pescadores canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
administeredAs Penghu County ⓘ
belongsTo Fujian cultural region ⓘ
linked to: Fujian
climate subtropical ⓘ
colonialHistory Dutch presence ⓘ
Japanese rule ⓘ
Portuguese influence ⓘ
Qing dynasty rule ⓘ
composedOf Baisha Island ⓘ
Jibei Island ⓘ
Penghu Main Island ⓘ
linked to: Penghu Islands

Wangan Island ⓘ
linked to: Nangan Island

Xiyu Island ⓘ
country Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ
linked to: Republic of China
economy aquaculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
ethnicComposition Han Chinese ⓘ
Hokkien speakers ⓘ
formerColonialName Pescadores Islands ⓘ
formerNameOf Penghu ⓘ
linked to: Penghu County
hasCapital Magong ⓘ
hasCharacteristic fishing communities ⓘ
strategic maritime location ⓘ
hasLargestCity Magong ⓘ
historicalEvent First Sino-Japanese War operations ⓘ
Sino-French War operations ⓘ
historicalNameLanguage Portuguese ⓘ
knownFor basalt landscapes ⓘ
seafood ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
language Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
Taiwanese Hokkien ⓘ
locatedIn East Asia ⓘ
Taiwan Strait ⓘ
modernOfficialName Penghu ⓘ
linked to: Penghu County
nameMeaning fishermen ⓘ
partOf Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ
linked to: Republic of China
region offshore islands of Taiwan ⓘ
religion Chinese folk religion ⓘ
Mazu worship ⓘ
sea Taiwan Strait ⓘ
strategicFor control of Taiwan Strait shipping lanes ⓘ
transport Magong Airport ⓘ
ferry connections to Taiwan Island ⓘ
usedAs military outpost ⓘ
naval base ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pescadores Islands → alsoKnownAs → Pescadores ⓘ
Penghu County → alsoKnownAs → Pescadores ⓘ