page_title: Orchid Island
hierarchical_section_title: Orchid Island
caption_attribution_description: Old photo of the people of Orchid Island (Tao language: Ponso no Tao), near Taiwan.
context_page_description: Orchid Island, also known by other names, is a 45 km² volcanic island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan Island. It is separated from the Batanes of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait. It is governed as Lanyu Township of Taitung County, Taiwan, which also includes the nearby Lesser Orchid Island.
context_section_description: Orchid Island, also known by other names, is a 45 km² (17 sq mi) volcanic island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan Island. It is separated from the Batanes of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait. It is governed as Lanyu Township of Taitung County, Taiwan, which also includes the nearby Lesser Orchid Island.
caption: The shore of Orchid Island from an imperial Japanese publication (c. 1931)
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