Lobster Cave

Cave in Liuqiu, Pingtung County, Taiwan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lobster Cave is a cave on Liuqiu Island, off Pingtung County, Taiwan.

LocationLiuqiu, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Coordinates22°20′41.5″N 120°23′17.9″E
Geologycave
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Lobster Cave
龍蝦洞
Map showing the location of Lobster Cave
Map showing the location of Lobster Cave
LocationLiuqiu, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Coordinates22°20′41.5″N 120°23′17.9″E
Geologycave
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TraditionalChinese龍蝦洞
SimplifiedChinese龙虾洞
Literal meaningLobster Cave
Hanyu PinyinLóngxiā Dòng
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Lobster Cave
Traditional Chinese龍蝦洞
Simplified Chinese龙虾洞
Literal meaningLobster Cave
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLóngxiā Dòng
Wade–GilesLung-hsia Tung
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Name

"Lobster Cave" is a calque of the cave's Chinese name. It supposedly derives from lobsters who lived there over a century ago that were driven out by the island's residents during a night raid.[1]

Geology

The cave is limestone and coral, surrounded by coral reefs, potholes, and gullies.[2] It is accessible at low tide.[1]

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