Taiwan is located on the north rim of the "East Indies" (the Coral Triangle), the earth's most prolific area for marine biodiversity, and at the edge of the planet's largest tectonic plate, the Eurasian Plate. The surrounding ocean geology is complex and offers a diversity of habitats.
台灣位處全球海洋生物多樣性最高的「東印度群島」區（珊瑚三角）北緣，和全球最大的陸棚歐亞板塊邊緣；四周海底地質複雜，形成多樣化棲地。