Lobster Cave

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

Lobster Cave
龍蝦洞
Lobster Cave
Taiwan
LocationLiuqiu, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Coordinates22°20′41.5″N 120°23′17.9″E
GeologyCave
Lobster Cave
Traditional Chinese龍蝦
Simplified Chinese龙虾
Literal meaningLobster Cave

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]

See also

References

Citations

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

Bibliography

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