Green Island (;
POJ: Le̍k-tó) is a small
volcanic island in the
Pacific Ocean, about 33 km (20.5 miles) off the eastern coast of
Taiwan. In the 19th century it was known as Samasana Island and the Japanese called it Kasho-to (火燒島). The island is 15.092 km² at high tide and 17.329 km² at low tide. Administratively, Green Island is Lutao Hsiang (綠島鄉), a
township of
Taitung County and one of the county's two offshore areas (the other is
Orchid Island, or Lanyu). Green Island is the ROC's fourth-largest island. It is accessible by
airplane in eight to 12 minutes from
Taitung City. There are also
ferries capable of carrying over 250 passengers.
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