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West Philippine Sea (Filipino: Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas; [2] [3] or Karagatang Kanlurang Pilipinas; [4] abbreviated as WPS) is the official designation by the government of the Philippines to the parts of the South China Sea that are included in the country's exclusive economic zone.
The map, along with 270 other maps, was used by the Philippines' team of experts to refute China's historic claim of ownership of the entire South China Sea. [16] The Philippines believes that the label Panacot on the map refers to the Scarborough Shoal, and it is the first map with label Panacot on it.
The name "West Philippine Sea" is a neologism and is not neutral. 2012-05-04T08:13:30Z Jeromesandilanico 612x600 (131658 Bytes) Change of name as West Philippine Sea as used to describe the Philippines official claim as used by the Philippine Government and Media.
The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippine Archipelago (hence the name) and the largest sea in the world, occupying an estimated surface area of 5 million square kilometers (2 × 10 ^ 6 sq mi). [1] The Philippine Sea Plate forms the floor of the sea. [2]
The Philippines has 7,641 islands comprising the Philippine archipelago. [2] The zone's coordinates are between 116° 40', and 126° 34' E longitude and 4° 40' and 21° 10' N latitude. It is bordered by the Philippine Sea [3] to the east and north, the South China Sea [4] to the west, and the Celebes Sea [5] to the south.
Several official Philippine maps published by Spain and United States in 18th and 20th centuries show Scarborough Shoal as Philippine territory. The 18th-century map Carta hydrographica y chorographica de las Islas Filipinas (1734) shows 3 atolls Galit, Panacot and Lumbay. The map also shows the shape of Lumbay as consistent with the current ...
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