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It communicates with the East China Sea via the Taiwan Strait, the Philippine Sea via the Luzon Strait, the Sulu Sea via the straits around Palawan, and the Java Sea via the Karimata and Bangka Straits. The Gulf of Thailand and the Gulf of Tonkin are part of the South China Sea.
Map of the South China Sea and adjacent marginal seas and straits, neighboring countries, major islands and archipelagos, major cities, international and maritime boundaries (nine-dash line), the Taiwan Strait median line.
South China Sea, arm of the western Pacific Ocean that borders the Southeast Asian mainland. It is bounded on the northeast by the Taiwan Strait (by which it is connected to the East China Sea); on the east by Taiwan and the Philippines; on the southeast and south by Borneo, the southern limit of
Area: 1,400,000 sq mi (3,500,000 sq km). Max. depth: 16,457 feet (5,016 metres). Countries: China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam. Major ports and cities: Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Haiphong, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Manila. Written and fact-checked by Ontheworldmap.com team.
In August 2023 China revealed a revised map of its territory in the South China Sea, which claimed an even larger portion of the sea. A 10th dash was added to include the island of Taiwan and nearly the entirety of the Spratly Islands as Chinese territory. Several countries rejected the map.
This map shows South China Sea countries, capitals, cities, roads. You may download, print or use the above map for educational, personal and non-commercial purposes. Attribution is required.
The South China Sea is bounded on the west by the Asian mainland, on the south by a rise in the seabed between Sumatra and Borneo, and on the east by Borneo, the Philippines, and Taiwan. The sea’s northern boundary extends from the northernmost point of Taiwan to the coast of Fujian province, China.
From the window of the Poseidon, we can see the islands China has built from reefs and sandbars to tighten its hold on the South China Sea. On the plane’s screens, we can pick out dozens of...
China’s sweeping claims of sovereignty over the sea—and the sea’s estimated 11 billion barrels of untapped oil and 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas —have antagonized competing...
* The South China Sea is defined by the International Hydrographic Bureau as the body of water stretching in a Southwest to Northeast direction, whose southern border is 3 degrees South latitude between South Sumatra and Kalimantan (Karimata Straits), and whose northern border is the Strait of Taiwan from the northern tip of Taiwan to the ...