With its location in the middle of the East Asian archipelago, blessed with 16-meter depth, a tidal range of 1.7 meters, and protected from the open sea by sandbars, Kaohsiung is a prime location for a harbor.
亞太島鏈中段的樞紐位置，水深十六公尺、潮差一．七公尺，再加上沙洲的天然屏障，高雄港是地理與天然條件的完美結合。