Ciporan Island (Chinese：奚卜蘭島), also referred to as Shiqiu Island奚卜蘭島| 尋路.循路 and as Benten Island2605號保安林—隨時代更迭姓名ㄟ林生百味（上） during the Japanese occupation, is an island located at the mouth of the Xiuguluan River奚卜蘭島 in Gangkou and Jingpu villages of Fengbin Township,獅球嶼- 台東海岸景點奚卜蘭島| 尋路.循路 Hualien County,長虹橋－東部海岸國家風景區觀光資訊網 Taiwan. The island covers an area equivalent to approximately half a football field.一座你不知道的島！ - 東海泛舟官方網站【花蓮泛舟、秀姑巒溪泛舟】 Although Ciporan Island has long been subjected to erosion by seawater and river currents,獅球嶼 its composition of volcanic breccia特殊地質、地形景點選址與管理之研究（二）以海岸山脈地區為例 has given it a very hard geological structure, allowing it to stand firm over time.Page 132 - Demo On the eastern side of Ciporan Island, the combined effects of seawater erosion and crustal uplift have created two marine abrasion platforms,《時報周刊》石梯坪+奚卜蘭島盛夏。就愛那一片藍 - 中時新聞網 featuring sea cave landscapes.花蓮縣豐濱鄉公所-機關願景 Ciporan Island is also part of the Huadong Coastal Reserve.太平洋海岸公路
Geography Isolated at the mouth of the Xiuguluan River, Ciporan Island's geography and geology are notable. It is composed of volcanic breccia from the Duluan Mountain formation,靜浦部落 resulting in its prominent and rugged terrain due to the hardness of the rock.花蓮部落動手動腳比八卦- 生活- 中國時報
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