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The main island of the archipelago is the island of Taiwan, which is {{convert|394|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long, {{convert|144|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} wide and has an area of {{convert|35887|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} (including some minor islands).<ref name="population-data"/> The shape of the main island is similar to a [[sweet potato]] oriented in a south-to-north direction, and therefore Taiwanese, especially the [[Min Nan]] speakers, often call themselves "children of the Sweet Potato".<ref>Chao, Kang; Johnson, Marshall (2000). "Nationalist Social Sciences and the Fabrication of Subimperial Subjects in Taiwan." ''Positions'' '''8'''(1) p. 167.</ref>
The central point of the island is the [[Geographic Center of Taiwan]] in [[Puli, Nantou|Puli Township]], [[Nantou County]]. The southernmost point of the island is the [[Taiwan Southernmost Point]] in [[Hengchun|Hengchun Township]], [[Pingtung County]].
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