Taiwan Strait Map

The Taiwan Strait is a strait bordered by China and Taiwan. This map shows the Taiwan Strait highlighted in blue on shaded relief, with the surrounding coasts, rivers, borders and major cities.

Taiwan Strait Map
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How to read this map

Countries with a coast on the Taiwan Strait: China and Taiwan.

The blue outline marks the Taiwan Strait as mapped by Natural Earth. Towns and cities on the map include Taipei, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Tainan and Zhongli.

Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders.

The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders and the outline of the Taiwan Strait come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. Natural Earth draws features at a small scale, so the outline is a guide to where the Taiwan Strait is, not a surveyed boundary.

Blank physical map

The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.

Taiwan Strait Map without names
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Taiwan Strait facts

FactValue
Maximum depth60 m (197 ft)
InflowsDa'an River, Zengwen River, Ai River, Bazhang River, Erren River, Dajia River, Jiulong Jiang and Tamsui River
Coastal countriesChina and Taiwan

Data sources and license

Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.

Maps of the coastal countries: China, Taiwan. Compare with the map of the five oceans.

Frequently asked questions

Which countries border the Taiwan Strait?

China and Taiwan.

Can I download a blank map of the Taiwan Strait?

Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders and the highlighted sea but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.

Use this map

You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Taiwan Strait Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.

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