关于台湾海峡分界的探讨

台湾海峡介于台湾岛与大陆之间,是东海与南海的通道.关于台湾海峡范围的划分,海峡之东常以台湾岛两端（北为富贵角,南为鹅銮鼻）为界;海峡之西以大陆的平潭岛等为北界,东山岛或南澳岛为南界.为了更客观和准确地划分台湾海峡范围,本文根据海洋地理学中＂海峡＂的概念及对世界海峡类似实例的分析,并按照台湾海峡区域地形、地质等特征进行了分界.作者认同台湾海峡北口位于福建省平潭岛至台湾富贵角,但认为其南口应位于广东南澳岛至台湾曾文溪河口南岸.在此南、北口之间为台湾海峡范围.台湾海峡地形、地质等特征明显,与台湾及大陆紧密关联,并具有东海延伸入内的特点.而北口之北的闽东北海底,海峡特征明显消失.此南口为东海与南海的交汇处,其南属于南海的台湾浅滩及其外缘,其地形、地质特征也与海峡的显著不同.本研究结果对于更准确地划分台湾海峡范围及区域海洋研究与实践等方面都具有多方面的意义.

Definition of the boundary of the Taiwan Strait

The Taiwan Strait between Taiwan Island and Chinese Mainland is the passageway connecting the East China Sea and the South China Sea.Commonly the two tips of Taiwan(Fugui Cape to the North and Eluanbi to the South) are defined as the two eastern starting points of the boundary;while Pingtan Island and Donshan Island or Nan'ao Island are commonly defined as the two western end points of the boundary. To define the Taiwan Strait more objectively and precisely,the marine geographic definition of strait was ado...