Lobster Cave

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Lobster Cave
龍蝦洞
Lobster Cave, Lamay Island.JPG
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 / 22.344861°N 120.388306°E / 22.344861; 120.388306Coordinates: 22°20′41.5″N 120°23′17.9″E / 22.344861°N 120.388306°E / 22.344861; 120.388306
Geologycave
Lobster Cave
Traditional Chinese龍蝦
Simplified Chinese龙虾
Literal meaningLobster Cave

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

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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Citations[]

  1. ^ a b Ni (2018), p. 174.
  2. ^ "Lobster Cave". Liuqiu. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

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