Cliff on Taiwan's Turtle Island Collapses After Severe Earthquake

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Najla Nur Fauziyah

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Laila Afifa

Jumat, 5 April 2024 10:13 WIB

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The earthquake in Taiwan on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, had a devastating impact on the country's tourism. The massive cliff at the head of turtle-shaped Guishan Island, a popular tourist attraction in Taiwan, has collapsed and slid into the sea following the earthquake.

A small part of Guishan Island, known as Turtle Island due to its shape, was damaged and collapsed into the sea following the Wednesday earthquake, which was the biggest in 25 years, according to Taiwanese television station TVBS.

Large rocks fell into the sea. At that time, no tourists or boats were passing nearby, so there were no casualties, Taiwanese site Creaders reported.

According to Reuters, Taiwan's 7.2-magnitude earthquake has killed at least nine people and injured dozens more.

Turtle Island is located 10 kilometers east of Toucheng town and is the largest island in Yilan County, northeastern Taiwan. The island is also the only active volcano in Taiwan and the only inhabited island in Yilan.

The island is 3.3 kilometers wide from east to west and 1.7 kilometers long, with a total area of 2.85 square kilometers, and a total coastline of approximately 10 kilometers. Despite its small size, there are sheer cliffs, active hot springs, hills and peaks, erosion caves, lakes, cold springs, rare cliff vegetation, and rich marine ecology.

Due to the harsh living conditions on Guishan Island, residents were relocated in 1977. In 2000, the island began to open to visitors as a maritime ecological park.

It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Taiwan. Tourists who visit this place generally go on whale-watching tours that take place from April to October.

The island is only open to tourists from March to November with the number of visitors limited to 100 people per day to protect the natural environment. Visitors to the island must register in advance. The most popular way to reach the island is by ferry, departing from Wushi Harbor.

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