Sun Moon Lake lies in the center of the Shuishalian Area, which is a part of Yuchi Township in Nantou County. Situated in the western foothills of Taiwan's Central Mountain Range, between the Western Plain and the mountains, it lies at the center of Nantou County, at a longitude of 120 55 east and a latitude of 23 52 north, connecting Puli Township in the north to Renai Township in the northeast, Xinyi Township in the southeast, Shuili Township in the southwest and Guoxing Township in the northwest.
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