The New International Encyclopædia/Kelung

​Kelung, kē′lụng′, or Kilung. A seaport with a good harbor on the north coast of Formosa (q.v.), in latitude 25° 9′ N., longitude 121° 47′ E., included in the consular district of Tamsui (Map: Japan, E 7). It lies at the head of a deep bay, which is guarded by Kelung Island, which lies about two miles off shore. The scenery behind the town is very striking. The principal export is coal. In 1901 there were 73 coal-mines in the neighborhood (covering an area of 30 square miles), 42 of which were in operation. The output in that year was 62,547 tons. The coal produced is brittle, but has great heating power. There are also five gold-mines in the neighborhood, but in 1901 only three were worked; product 1652 ounces. The sulphur-mines are five miles distant. Kelung is connected by rail with Dai-hoku (in Chinese Tai-peh), the capital, and with Shin-chiku, 63 miles farther south, and is connected with Tamsui via Dai-hoku.

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