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The Spratly Islands A geographic map of Spratly Islands [a] In 1939, the Spratly Islands were coral islets mostly inhabited by seabirds. [ 2 ] Despite the Spratly Islands naturally consisting of 19 islands (see below) , according to a Chinese 1986 source, the Spratly Islands consist of 14 islands or islets, 6 banks, 113 submerged reefs, 35 ...
'Lagos Island'), also known as Storm Island, is the fourth largest of the naturally occurring [1] Spratly Islands in the South China Sea with an area of 15 hectares (37 acres), [2] and the largest of the Vietnamese-administered Spratly islands.
The remainder of the Spratly Islands are mainly to the west and south of Dangerous Ground, with some features to the east. The Spratly Islands can be roughly divided into seven sub-areas relative to Dangerous Ground: [23] NW of Dangerous Ground (approx. 10-12°N, 113-115°E) [24] NE Dangerous Ground (approx. 10-12°N, 115-117°E) [25]
Pages in category "History of the Spratly Islands" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.
On June 11, 1978, Philippine president Ferdinand E. Marcos issued a decree formally incorporating the Kalayaan Island Group, an area of the Spratly Islands which covers the land claimed by Freedomland or Colonia St. John, into its national territory as the Municipality of Kalayaan. [22]
History of the Spratly Islands (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Spratly Islands" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The Spratly Islands are a group of over 100 small islands, reefs and atolls located in the South China Sea. They are the subject of a territorial dispute between Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. At the time of the incident, both China and Vietnam claimed ownership of the entire island group.
The Philippines claims fifty-two landforms in the Spratly Island group. Of these fifty-two landforms, only five islands, two cays, and three reefs are under Philippine occupation: the Flat Island (), the Loaita Island (), the Nanshan Island (), the Thitu Island (), the West York Island (), the Lankiam Cay (), the Northeast Cay (), the Irving Reef (Balagtas), the Commodore Reef (Rizal), and the ...