!!!Taiwan: Geography ||Location|Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China ||Geographic Coordinates|23 30 N, 121 00 E[{GoogleMap location='23.5,121.0' zoom='4'}] ||Land boundaries|0 km ||Coastline|1,566.3 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''South China Sea 0 m\\''highest point: ''Yu Shan 3,952 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west ||Natural Hazards|earthquakes; typhoons volcanism: Kueishantao Island (elev. 401 m), east of Taiwan, is its only historically active volcano, although it has not erupted in centuries ||Natural Resource|small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos ||Land Use|''arable land: ''24%\\''permanent crops: ''1%\\''other: ''75% (2011) ||Climate|tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year ||Irrigated Land|NA ||Renewable Water Resources|67 cu km (2011) ||Environment_CurrentIssues|air pollution; water pollution from industrial emissions, raw sewage; contamination of drinking water supplies; trade in endangered species; low-level radioactive waste disposal ||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''none of the selected agreements because of Taiwan's international status ||Large Cities| ||Geography-note|strategic location adjacent to both the Taiwan Strait and the Luzon Strait