The Diaoyutai Islands are located 200 km ENE of Taibei, capitol of Taiwan. Diaoyutai means "fishing platform" in Chinese. I happened to take a photo of Diaoyutai Is.:
Diaoyutai is at 123 deg 30 min E, 25 deg 40 min N. To know where Diaoyutai is when on an airplane, you need an aviation map. You might ask the pilot if he has an old map to spare. They might even let you pose for pictures. that day we took route R583 past Diaoyutai.
The maps are made by Jeppesen, who don't give out samples.
Taiwan government maps place Diaoyutai in Toucheng Township, Yilan County, which is postal code 261. However the Taiwan Postal Administration gives it its own postal code of 290. Anyway, if the postman went there, the Japanese police would arrest him: Diaoyutai is disputed between Japan, Taiwan, and China.
Diaoyutai is/was also spelled Tiaoyutai, Tiauyutai, Senkaku...
Last modified: 2009-09-07 00:27:05 +0800
