Nankan

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Nankan

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From Mandarin 南竿 (Nángān), Wade–Giles romanization: Nan²-kan¹.

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alternative Alternative form of Nangan (rural township) (viii) The Chukuang and Nankan township administrative offices were renovated.
alternative Alternative form of Nangan (island) No single island in the 19-islet group bears the name of Matsu[.] It is named after a harbor of Nankan, the main island of the group. Nankan is 114 nautical miles west of the northern Taiwan port of Chilung, and 114 nautical miles from Kinmen. Besides Nankan, other islands in the group are: Peikan,

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@misc{nankan_2026,
  title = {Nankan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nankan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}