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*About 180 km east of coastal Fujian ([[Hokkiexn]], which lies across the [[Ozuykaw|Taiwan Strait]]). | *About 180 km east of coastal Fujian ([[Hokkiexn]], which lies across the [[Ozuykaw|Taiwan Strait]]). | ||
*To the south, the island of Taiwan is separated from the [[Philippines|Philippine]] island of [[Luzon]] by the 250 km-wide Luzon Strait. | *To the south, the island of Taiwan is separated from the [[Philippines|Philippine]] island of [[Luzon]] by the 250 km-wide Luzon Strait. | ||
*The true derivation of the name "Taiwan" is actually from the ethnonym of a tribe in the southwest part of the island. ([http://www.pinyin.info/readings/mair/taiwanese.html#part2 Mair (2010) ''How to Forget Your Mother Tongue and Remember Your National Language''] | |||
== SK e BC == | == SK e BC == | ||