The island of Lesser Kinmen is situated outside the mouth of mainland China's Jiulong River and inside Xiamen's harbor.
The distance from mainland China at the closest point is only about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) and is located in a very strategic position.

Lieyu Township includes numerous islands and islets.
Some of the larger among those islands and islets include:
Lesser Kinmen (Hsiao Kinmen, Lieyu; 小金門, 烈嶼)
Dadan Island (大膽島) (5 km (3.1 mi) to the southwest of Lesser Kinmen)
Erdan Island (二膽島) (6 km (3.7 mi) to the southwest of Lesser Kinmen)
Fuxing Islet (Fuhsing Islet; Phaktia) (復興嶼)
Menghu Islet (Tiger Island) (猛虎嶼)
Shi Islet (Lion Islet) (獅嶼)
Binlang Islet ('Areca Nut Islet') (檳榔嶼)
The island of Lesser Kinmen is situated outside the mouth of mainland China's Jiulong River and inside Xiamen's harbor. The distance from mainland China at the closest point is only about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) and is located in a very strategic position.
Lieyu Township includes numerous islands and islets. Some of the larger among those islands and islets include:
Lesser Kinmen (Hsiao Kinmen, Lieyu; 小金門, 烈嶼)
Dadan Island (大膽島) (5 km (3.1 mi) to the southwest of Lesser Kinmen)
Erdan Island (二膽島) (6 km (3.7 mi) to the southwest of Lesser Kinmen)
Fuxing Islet (Fuhsing Islet; Phaktia) (復興嶼)
Menghu Islet (Tiger Island) (猛虎嶼)
Shi Islet (Lion Islet) (獅嶼)
Binlang Islet ('Areca Nut Islet') (檳榔嶼)
Lieyu