The first rays of sunlight in Taiwan next year are to be seen in Kenting (墾丁) on the main island’s southern tip, while the last sunset of the year is to be seen at Cigu Lagoon (七股潟湖) on the coast of Tainan, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
The first sunrise of the new year in the country is to occur at 6:34am on New Year’s Day on Orchid Island (Lanyu, 蘭嶼) off the coast of Taitung County, while the first sunrise on Taiwan proper is to occur in the Kenting Long Keng Ecological Reserve at 6:35am, the CWA said.
In northern Taiwan, the New Year’s Day sunrise over Keelung Islet can be best viewed from along the Tiaoshi (跳石) coast in New Taipei City’s Jinshan District (金山), while Waiao Beach (外澳沙灘) in Yilan County’s Toucheng Township (頭城) is the ideal spot to watch the sunrise over Turtle Island (Gueishan Island, 龜山).
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In the south, the sunrise over Taitung County’s Green Island (綠島) can be seen from the Jialulan Recreation Area (伽路蘭遊憩區) in Taitung County, just north of Fugang Fishing Harbor (富岡漁港), while the best location to see the sunrise over Orchid Island is to be from Dawu Coast Park (大武濱海公園).
Meanwhile, the last sunset of the year on Taiwan proper is to be at 5:25pm at Cigu Lagoon, and the last sunset on Taiwan’s outlying islands is to come at 5:30pm on Lieyu Island (烈嶼) in Kinmen County, just off China’s southeastern coast, CWA data showed.
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