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Topography |
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The beautiful landscape
boasted by Kenting National Park is divided
into two parts by the long and narrow
Hengchun Longitudinal Valley Plain that
extends from north to south. With coral sea
cliffs teemed with fringing reefs along the
west coast, the park features a large number
of mountains in the north, and coral
tablelands and foothills in the south. The
plain, which is formed by fault valleys, has
a vast lake called Longlyuantan, together
with rising coral tablelands and limestone
caves to the east. The east side of the
coral tablelands features unique sand rivers
and sand waterfalls formed by the combined
effects of winds and rivers, as well as
coral cliffs, sunken caves and stalactites.
As a result, the park is gifted with diverse
topography and geology, which can be divided
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Sand seashores: scattered
along coastal areas of Baisha, Nanwan,
Kenting, Siaowan, Shadao and Fongchueisha. |
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Fringing reef shores:
scattered in the west coast and along the
coastal areas of Eluanbi. |
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Rock seashores: scattered in
the east coast to the north of Jialeshuei,
with the rock seashore of Jialeshuei being
the most well known. |
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Limestone tableland cliffs:
scattered on top of coastal fringing reefs
in areas such as Dapingding, Guanshanyan,
Maobitou, Sheding, Kenting Forest Park and
Eluanbi Tableland. |
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Isolated mountains:
including mountains formed by rocks from
other places on top of Kenting's strata such
as Menmaluoshan, Dashanmushan,
Dajianshihshan, Siaojianshihshan and
Cingwashih. |
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Slumping cliffs: scattered
along the east coast in Maobitou and from
Eluanbi to Fongchueisha. |
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River mouths: including the
estuaries of the Baoli and the Gangkou
Rivers. |
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Rivers and lakes: including
the Gangkou River and Longlyuantan. |
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Intermontane basins:
scattered in the surrounding areas of
Nanrenshan. |
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The rich topography of Kenting National Park
reflects the active movements of earth's crust for
millions of years, which have caused the Hengchun
peninsula to sink, rise, crumple and collapse,
making it the best classroom for the study of
topography and geology. |
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