Taiwan Strait

Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Strait Location within Taiwan Taiwan Strait Location within Fujian Taiwan Strait Location within Asia
Bathymetry of the Taiwan Strait Area
Location	South China Sea, East China Sea (Pacific Ocean）
Coordinates	24°48′40″N 119°55′42″E
Basin countries	China Taiwan
Max. length	370 km (230 mi)
Max. width	410 km (250 mi)
Min. width	126 km (78 mi)
Surface area	80,000 km2 (31,000 sq mi)
Average depth	60 m (200 ft)
Max. depth	150 m (490 ft)

Taiwan Strait
Traditional Chinese	臺灣海峽
Simplified Chinese	台湾海峡
Hokkien POJ	Tâi-ôan Hái-kiap
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táiwān Hǎixiá Wade–Giles Tʻai-wan Hai-hsia Wu Romanization De平-uae平 He上-yah入 Hakka Romanization Thòi-vân Hói-hia̍p Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Toi4-waan1 Hoi2-haap3 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tâi-ôan Hái-kiap Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Dài-uăng Hāi-hàp
Taiwan Sea
Traditional Chinese	臺海
Simplified Chinese	台海
Hokkien POJ	Tâi-hái
Literal meaning	Taiwan Sea
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táihǎi Wade–Giles Tʻai-hai Wu Romanization De平-he上 Hakka Romanization Thòihói Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Toi4-hoi2 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tâi-hái Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Dài-hāi
Black Ditch
Traditional Chinese	烏水溝
Simplified Chinese	乌水沟
Hokkien POJ	O͘ Chúi-kau
Literal meaning	Black Ditch
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wū Shuǐgōu Wade–Giles Wu Shui-kou Southern Min Hokkien POJ O͘ Chúi-kau

The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer-wide (110 mi; 97 nmi) strait separating the island of Taiwan and mainland Asia. The strait connects the South China Sea to the south, and the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is 126 km (78 mi; 68 nmi) wide.