Bagua Plateau

Plateau in central-western Taiwan
Bagua Plateau
八卦台地 (Chinese)
Plateau
23°55′58.0″N 120°37′36.7″E / 23.932778°N 120.626861°E / 23.932778; 120.626861
LocationTaiwan
GeologyPlateau
Native name八卦台地 (Chinese)
Dimensions
 • Length32 km
 • Width7 km
Highest elevation442.6 m
(Mount Hengshan)

The Pakua Plateau or Bagua Plateau (Chinese: 八卦台地; pinyin: Bāguà Táidì), also known as the Pakua Mountain Range (八卦山脈), is a plateau located in central-western Taiwan. It stretches across Changhua County and Nantou County. The plateau borders the Changhua Plain in the west and the Taichung Basin in the east. It is long and narrow, with a length of about 32 km and a width of about 4 to 7 km. The highest peak of the plateau is Mt. Hengshan [zh], which has a height of 424m.[1][2][3][4]

See also

  • Battle of Baguashan

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to Taiwan Tri-Mountain National Scenic Area - ..." eng.taiwan.net.tw. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Taiwan (China) North Section of Bagua". birdlife.org. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Yongxing Village". taiseen.org.tw. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Plateaus in Asia". physicalmapofasia.com. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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