Lion Rock
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See also: Lionrock
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- (Lion Rock, Kowloon): From being a rock formation having a form reminiscent of a crouching lion
Proper noun[edit]
- An island in Kinmen County, Taiwan, in the Taiwan Strait, also known as Shi Islet
- Synonyms: Lion, Lion Islet, Lion Island, Lion Fortress
- [2022 September 1, “Taiwanese troops shoot down drone over island outpost”, in AP News[1], archived from the original on September 1, 2022[2]:
- The Kinmen Defense Command said the drone entered restricted airspace over Shiyu island just after noon.]
- [2022 September 1, Chen Cheng-yu, Jake Chung, “Defense ministry lauded after action against drones”, in Taipei Times[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 August 2022, Front Page, page 1[4]:
- The Kinmen command said in a statement on Tuesday evening that soldiers stationed on three islets — Dadan (大膽), Erdan (二膽) and Shiyu (獅嶼) — each detected a Chinese commercial drone flying in restricted areas near their respective outposts at about 4:23pm.]
- 2022 September 10, Jane Perlez, Amy Chang Chien, quoting Drew Thompson, “Chinese Drones: The Latest Irritant Buzzing Taiwan’s Defenses”, in The New York Times[5], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 September 2022, Asia Pacific[6]:
- After the shoot-down of the drone, Taiwan’s military rushed extra drone jammers — which can disrupt signals of approaching drones — to its bases on Kinmen and Matsu Islands, said Maj. Gen. Chang Jun-Shen of the Kinmen Defense Command. The two islands, with substantial garrisons, send soldiers to Shiyu, or Lion Islet, the tiny outlying island where soldiers shot down the drone. Fewer than 20 soldiers are posted on the islet, defense analysts said. […]
“There is no evidence these commercial drones flown over outlying islands, including Lion Rock, were under military control,” he said.
- A hill in Sha Tin district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Synonym: Lion Rock Hill
- A mountain in Tulare county, California, United States, on the Great Western Divide, in the Sierra Nevadas
- A headland in Piha Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, in the Waitākere Ranges, on the Pacific Ocean
- Synonyms: Te Piha, Te Piha Rock