Taiwan is surrounded by water on all sides, and has more than 1100 kilometers of coastline. It is estimated that more than one-third of the coastline has been lined with protective engineering projects such as steel-reinforced dikes or enormous concrete wave-breakers.
四周環海的台灣，海岸線綿延一千一百多公里，據估計，超過三分之一的海岸線已被鋼體結構式的海堤或消波塊等防護工程包圍。