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Mischief Reef, also known as Vành Khăn Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Vành Khăn), Meiji Reef (Chinese: 美濟礁/美济礁; pinyin: Měijì Jiāo) or Panganiban Reef [1] (Filipino: Bahura ng Panganiban), is a low tide elevation (LTE) reef/atoll surrounding a large lagoon in the southeastern region of Dangerous Ground in the east of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
A photo from the recent exercise reveals a map of Mischief Reef, an artificial island that China has militarized. Photo hints a big US Air Force Reaper drone competition was focused on one of ...
Dangerous Ground is a large area in the southeast part of the South China Sea characterized by many low islands and cays, sunken reefs, and atolls awash, with reefs often rising abruptly from ocean depths greater than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).
Erica Reef (Boji Jiao,Enola Reef, Gabriela Silang Reef, Terumbu Siput) F. Fiery Cross Reef; Flat Island (Patag Island) First Thomas Shoal; G. Gabriela Silang Reef (Erica Reef) Gaven Reefs / Gaven North Reef / Gaven South Reef; H. Half Moon Shoal; Hardy Reef (Hubo Reef) Hubo Reef (Hardy Reef) Hughes Reef (Dongmen Reef) I. Investigator Shoal ...
To celebrate World Oceans Day, which takes place on June 8, Google has released a series of new Street View imagery from the world's oceans. 19 of the most mind-blowing Google Street View images ...
Third Thomas Shoal, known as Banko Thomas in the Philippines, Bãi Đồng Cam in Vietnam, and 和平暗沙 in China, is a reef in the north-west of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. It is located 7.5 nautical miles (13.9 km; 8.6 mi) north of Flat island , and 73 nautical miles (135 km; 84 mi) north of Mischief Reef .
In a series of news stories on 16 April 2015, it was revealed, through photos taken by Airbus, that China had been building an airstrip on Fiery Cross Reef, one of the southern islands. The 10,000-foot-long (3,048 m) runway covers a significant portion of the island, and is viewed as a possible strategic threat to other countries with claims to ...
Google wants your help in preserving and restoring coral reefs, and has designed a platform to help with this mission in mere minutes. All you have to do is tune in.Called "Calling in Our Corals ...