Sun Moon Lake
Sign in to saveAlso known as Rìyuè tán, Ji̍t-goa̍t-thâm, Zintun, Riyue Lake, Lake Riyue, Lake Candidius, Zintun a Wazaqan, Wazaqan
largest lake in Taiwan
Key facts
- Location
- Yuchi , Nantou County , Taiwan
- Type
- Lake
- Primary outflows
- Shueili River
- Surface area
- 7.93 km (3.06 sq mi)
- Max depth
- 27 m (89 ft)
- Surface elevation
- 748 m (2,454 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- lake
- Country
- Taiwan
- Located in
- Yuchih Township
- Area
- 7.93
- Elevation
- 748
- Official website
- www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw
- Image
- Sun Moon Lake Sentinel-2B MSI 2024-04-04.jpg
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- Commons gallery
- 日月潭
- Commons category
- Sun Moon Lake
- outflows
- Shuili River
- vertical depth
- 27
- basin country
- Taiwan
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Encyclopedic overview
The 2024 Swimming Carnival of Sun Moon Lake
Sun Moon Lake (Chinese: 日月潭; pinyin: Rìyuè tán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ji̍t-goa̍t-thâm; Thao: Zintun) is a lake in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest body of water in Taiwan. The area around the lake is home to the Thao people, one of Taiwan's indigenous ethnic groups. Sun Moon Lake surrounds a tiny island called Lalu. The east side of the lake resembles a sun while the west side resembles a moon, hence the name.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sun Moon Lake” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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