Gupo Island

Gupo Island

Gupo Island
Geography
Location	Baisha, Penghu, Taiwan
Coordinates	23.715°N 119.556°E / 23.715; 119.556

Gupo Island (Chinese: 姑婆嶼; pinyin: Gūpó Yǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko͘-pô-sū), also transliterated as Koba Island, is an island in Baisha Township, Penghu County, Taiwan.^[1][2]

Demographics

Map including Gupo Island (labeled as Koba-sho) (1944)

Map including Gupo Island (labeled as Ku-p’o hsü (Koba-sho) 姑婆嶼) (1950)

The island is uninhabitated.

Economy

Nearby residents come to the island for laver harvest in early winter every year.^[3]

See also

• List of islands of Taiwan

References

1. "Koba Island: Taiwan". Geographical names. 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
2. "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
3. "Gupo Island". Taiwan, the Heart of Asia. Retrieved 8 December 2017.