The little island of Taiwan lies at the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. Thanks to the island's geology, to its topography, shaped by pressure from the Philippine Sea Plate, and to the effects of the tides and currents of the surrounding sea, its 1200-kilometer coastline is highly distinctive and diverse.
台灣島位處太平洋西緣，是個蕞爾小島，海岸線長達一千二百公里左右，因地質特性和地形受菲律賓板塊擠壓及四周海域潮流的影響，海岸線極富特色且呈多樣性。