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Amboyna Cay, also known as Vietnamese: Đảo An Bang; Malay: Pulau Amboyna Kecil; Datu Kalantiaw Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Datu Kalantiaw, lit. 'Island of Datu Kalantiaw'); Mandarin Chinese: 安波沙洲; pinyin: Ānbō Shāzhōu, [1] and other names, is an island of the Spratly Islands group in the South China Sea located just outside (SW) of the southwest of Dangerous Ground. [2]
In 1888 the Central Borneo Company were granted a lease to work guano "on Sprattly island and Amboyna Cay" [60] During the Second World War troops from French Indochina and Japan were in occupation. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] [ 63 ] In 1956 Filipino adventurer Tomás Cloma Sr. decided to "claim" a part of Spratly islands as his own, naming it the " Free ...
Amboyna Cay, An Bang Island; Bombay Castle, Ba Ke; Collins Reef, Co Lin Reef; Cornwallis South Reef, Nui Le Reef; Ladd Reef, Lat Reef; Namyit Island, Nam Yet Island; Sand Cay, Son Ca Island; Sin Cowe Island, Sinh Ton Island; Southwest Cay, Song Tu Tay Island; Spratly Island, Truong Sa Island
Amboyna Cay 1.6 Initially, this island was called Cồn cát An Bang by Vietnam. Then changed the calling to Đảo An Bang as today. Atolls. S. No. Reef name
On 21 December 1933, the Governor of Cochinchina, Jean-Félix Krautheimer, signed Decree No. 4702-CP merging Spratly Island, Amboyna Cay, Itu Aba Island, Northeast Cay, Southwest Cay, Loaita Island, Thitu Island and other dependent islands with Ba Ria province (present-day Vietnam's Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province). [11]
The eleventh largest Spratly island. Treeless cay and rocks up to 3 m high surround a lagoon. Malaysia has drawn territorial seas around this and Amboyna Cay. Some 70 plus soldiers stationed at Royal Malaysian Navy offshore EEZ station "Lima". Has a 1.4 km airstrip, jetty and dive resort. Occupied since 1983. Ardasier Reef: Terumbu Ubi: Antonio ...
This is the case of Philippine-occupied Flat Island and Lankiam Cay where soldiers stationed at Nanshan Island and Loaita Island respectively, regularly visit on a daily basis. [ citation needed ] The effective visible distance of horizon from a 15-meter (typical large structure) height above sea-level is 9 miles (14 km).
Vietnam: 21: Southwest Cay 22: Sand Cay 23: Namyit Island 24: Sin Cowe Island 25: Spratly Island 26: Amboyna Cay 27: Grierson Reef 28: Central London Reef 29: Pearson Reef 30: Barque Canada Reef 31: West London Reef 32: Ladd Reef 33: Discovery Great Reef 34: Pigeon Reef 35: East London Reef 36: Alison Reef 37: Cornwallis South Reef 38: Petley ...