The influence of the Kuroshio Current on place naming on Green Island, Taiwan

Green Island off the southeast coast of Taiwan is located along the Kuroshio Current in the western Pacific Ocean. Before the end of Second World War, a variety of place names for Green Island in different languages implied a connection to the Kuroshio Current. These names include exonyms such as Sa...

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Main Author: Peter Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Island Studies Journal 2018-05-01
Series:Island Studies Journal
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