Turtle Island recognized for looking like turtle
Staff Reporter
2015-04-30
Guishan Island off Yilan. (Internet photo)
Fiji's heart-shaped Tavarua island. (Internet photo)
Gaz island off the coast of Croatia. (Internet photo)
An aerial view of Fiji's phallic Mavuva Island. (Internet photo)
Crocodile island off Boracay in the Philippines. (Internet photo)
Tourist website When on Earth has listed 12 naturally-shaped "cool islands" around the world that when looked from above, resemble various objects such as a crocodile or a helicopter. Taiwan's Guishan Island made the list for its turtle-like shape and stunning view, reports our sister paper China Times.
Guishan or Turtle Island ("Turtle Mountain" in Chinese) looks like a giant turtle floating just off the coast of Yilan in northeast Taiwan. It is Yilan county's largest island and the only one to be populated. The island is also home to the only active volcano in Taiwan and has been a popular destination for whale-watching in recent years, said the website.
Some of the other amazing islands listed are the helicopter-shaped Dilumacad island in Palawan, the Philippines; Fiji's coral reef-surrounded Tavarua which resembles a heart; Crocodile Island off Boracay in the Philippines which looks like a crocodile and Isabela Island in the Galapagos archipelago with its striking resemblance to a seahorse.
There is also the phallus-shaped Mavuva island in Fiji and Croatia's fish-shaped Gaz island in the Northern Adriatic.
