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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 ...
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Spratly Islands location map.svg Module:Location map/data/Spratly Islands is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Spratly Islands . The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
English: Map of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea by Department of State (2015), showing occupation by Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines.
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 ...
The shoals are either part of the Spratly Islands, [2] or southeast of what some sources consider to be the southernmost members of the Spratly Islands, such as Louisa Reef. [3] Extending over an area of several thousand square kilometres, both the north and south groups of the shoals are permanently submerged at depths of 5 to 40 metres (16 to ...
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]
In 2016 the Vietnamese embarked on a land reclamation program at ten locations in the Spratly Islands. [5] At Spratly Island 37 acres have been reclaimed, which has allowed for the addition of a harbour [ 6 ] and the doubling of the length of the island's runway to a length of about 4,000 feet (1,200 m).