Pingtung Plain

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Pingtung Plain
屏東平原
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Pingtung Plain (colored green)
Map showing the location of Pingtung Plain
Map showing the location of Pingtung Plain
Pingtung Plain
LocationTaiwan
Coordinates22°42′18″N 120°26′28″E / 22.704932°N 120.440999°E / 22.704932; 120.440999Coordinates: 22°42′18″N 120°26′28″E / 22.704932°N 120.440999°E / 22.704932; 120.440999
GeologyPlain

Pingtung Plain (Chinese: 屏東平原; pinyin: Píngdōng Píngyuán) is a plain area including parts of Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City in Taiwan. It includes the alluvial fan of Kaoping River, which forms the largest drainage area of rivers in Taiwan,[1] and also passed by other shorter rivers such as Tungkang River, Linbian River and (士文溪). The plain faces the Taiwan Strait on the southwest, lies to the east of Kaohsiung City, and at the west of Central Mountain Range.

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  1. ^ "Geography: Taiwan". Government Information Office, Republic of China. Retrieved 2008-07-17.[dead link]


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