a group of 64 islands in the Taiwan Strait, separated from Taiwan (to which it belongs) by the Pescadores Channel. Pop: 91 950 (2007 est). Area: 127 sq km (49 sq miles)
Chinese names: Penghu, P'eng-hu
Pescadores in American English
(ˌpɛskəˈdɔriz; ˌpɛskəˈdɔrɪs)
group of islands in Taiwan Strait; a dependency of Taiwan: 49 sq mi (127 sq km)