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| Geography | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 28°28′N 121°54′E / 28.46°N 121.90°E | ||||||||
| Total islands | 29 islands, islets, and rocks, totaling | ||||||||
| Area | 14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Administration | |||||||||
| Province | Zhejiang | ||||||||
| City | Taizhou | ||||||||
| District | Jiaojiang | ||||||||
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| Languages | Taizhou Wu | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 大陈诸岛 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 大陳諸島 | ||||||||
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The Dachen Islands, Tachen Islands or Tachens are a group of islands off the coast of Taizhou, Zhejiang, China, in the East China Sea. They are administered by the Jiaojiang District of Taizhou. Before the First Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1955, the islands were administered by the Republic of China (ROC).