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What if I told you that one of the most densely populated places on Earth is also 70% wild, uninhabited mountains? Or that this small, seismically active island has more than 260 peaks taller than any mountain in the continental United States east of the Rockies? From an eternal fire to a line that literally split the island in two, here are 15 incredible geography facts you never knew about Taiwan.
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Chapters:
0:00 - A Truly Unique Island
0:29 - The Mountain Island
1:12 - The Highest Peak in East Asia
1:58 - Life on the "Ring of Fire”
2:43 - "Eternal Fire" and Mud Volcanoes
3:34 - Bisected by the Tropic of Cancer
4:14 - Subscribe to My Travel Channel
4:56 - "Formosa" The Beautiful Island
5:41 - The True Origin of "Taiwan”
6:23 - The Austronesian Homeland
7:10 - The "Tuniu Ditch”
7:55 - The Great Western Settlement
8:49 - A Population Squeezed by Mountains
9:35 - One of the World's Lowest Birth Rates
10:19 - Taiwan's 16 Recognized Tribes
11:04 - The "Fruit Kingdom”
11:49 - A Living Museum of Traditional Chinese
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