As for the southern tip of the island, its climate and environment are similar to the lands of Southeast Asia. However beautiful it may be, it is unlikely to have elicited gasps of delight from Portuguese mariners who had already seen all the beauties of Southeast Asia.
至於台灣南端的墾丁海岸，由於天候、環境與東南亞相近，美則美矣，卻不見得能感動已見識過南洋山水的葡萄牙水手。