This is a list of Taiwanese superlatives.
Geography Geography Record Holder Location Coordinates/Measurement References Northernmost tip(Main island) Cape Fugui Shimen District, New Taipei City 25° 18' 20" N Northernmost tip(Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu) Beigu Islet (北固礁) Dongyin Township, Lienchiang County 26° 23' N Northernmost tip(Exclude Fujian and claims on Senkaku) Pengjia Islet Zhongzheng District, Keelung 25° 37' 46" N Southernmost tip(Mainland) Eluanbi Hengchun Township, Pingtung County 21° 53' 50" N Easternmost tip(Main island) Cape of San Diego Gongliao District, New Taipei City 121° 59' 15" E Southernmost tip(Islands close to Taiwan Island) Qixingyan (Taiwan) Pingtung County 21° 45' 32" N Easternmost tip(Including Islands) Pingfong Rock (), east of Mien-hwa Islet Zhongzheng District, Keelung 122° 06' 25" E記者盧賢秀,"北方三島小檔案", Liberty Times, 2010-8-30. Easternmost tip(Including claims on Senkaku) Taishō-tō ()(claimed as Chiwei Isle (赤尾嶼)) Senkaku Islands(claimed as part of Toucheng Township, Yilan County) 124° 34' E Westernmost tip(Islands close to Taiwan Island; excluding Penghu/Pescadores) Wai San Ding Alluvion () Kouhu Township, Yunlin County 120° 4' 0" E Westernmost tip(exclude Spratly Islands) Pratas Island Cijin District, Kaohsiung 116° 42' 0" E Westernmost tip & Southernmost tip(Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu) Taiping Island Cijin District, Kaohsiung 114° 21' 57" Edisputed Highest mountain Mount Yu Xinyi Township, Nantou County; Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung; Alishan Township, Chiayi County 3,952 m Longest river Zhuoshui River Nantou County, Chiayi County, Changhua County, Yunlin County 186 km Largest lake Sun Moon Lake Yuchi Township, Nantou County 8.4 km2 Largest plain Chianan Plain Yunlin County, Chiayi County, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Changhua County 2,500 km2
Ecology Biology Record Holder Location Statistics References Longest-living elephant in captivity Lin Wang Taipei Zoo 86 years old Oldest alligator fossil Penghu Malayan gharial fossil Penghu approx. 14 million years old Oldest domesticated dog fossil Dabenkeng culture dog fossil Archaeological Site, Nanguan Village, Shanhua District, Tainan approx. 5,000 years old Oldest trees Hiyama Chinmoku (檜山神木 Guishan Shenmu) Wufeng Township, Hsinchu County and Tai'an Township, Miaoli County approx. 4,600 years old
Demography
People Record Holder Location Statistics References Richest person Tsai Eng-meng Taiwan US$10.6 billion May 30, 2013 Longest human chain 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally Heping Island, Keelung to Jiadong Township, Pingtung County approx. 500 km
Demography Record Holder Statistics References Largest-scale public march 2005 anti-China march approx. 1 million people Sports Record Holder Date References First MLB player from Taiwan Chin-Feng Chen September 14, 2002 First MLB pitcher from Taiwan Chin-hui Tsao July 25, 2003
Structures Architecture Record Holder Statistics References Tallest building Taipei 101 509.2 mTransportation Record Holder Statistics References Longest tunnel Taipei Metro Bannan Line 28.2 km Longest tunnel (mountain) Xueshan Tunnel 12.9 km Longest bridge THSR Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct 157.317 kmLongest bridge (crossing waterbody) Penghu Great Bridge 5,541 m
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