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Paracel Islands as shown in Zheng He Voyage Map (suggested by some to be the islands to the left at the bottom) [23] The Chinese name Xisha ( 西沙 ), literally "western sands" or " shoals ", is a name adopted in the 20th century to distinguish it from the "eastern sands" ( Pratas ; also Tungsha/Dongsha), the "southern sands" (the Nansha or ...
The Paracel Islands are a group of islands, reefs, banks and atolls in the northwestern part of the South China Sea. Woody Island is part of the Amphitrite Group in the eastern Paracels and is approximately equidistant from Hainan and the Vietnam coast. The island has been under the control of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 1956.
Blurred intentionally on Bing Maps. [15] Rendered in lower resolution on Google Maps and Mapquest. Heliport [16] in El Ejido: Spain: Square blurred on Google and Bing. Visible e.g. in HERE WeGo and Yandex.
Location of Triton Island within the Paracel Islands. Triton Island (Chinese: 中建岛; pinyin: Zhōngjiàn Dǎo; Vietnamese: đảo Tri Tôn) is the westernmost and southernmost of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. [1] It is located on the southwest corner of Triton Reef and has an area of 7 hectares (17 acres) above sea-level.
The island groups include: The Paracel Islands, disputed between the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Republic of China (ROC, a.k.a. Taiwan), and Vietnam. Occupied by the PRC following the Battle of the Paracel Islands (1974). [3] Pratas Island and the Vereker Banks, disputed between the PRC and the ROC, occupied by the ROC.
The Spratly Islands were, in 1939, fourteen coral islets mostly inhabited by countless seabirds. [1] According to a Chinese 1986 source, the Spratly Islands consist of 14 islands or islets, 6 banks, 113 submerged reefs, 35 underwater banks, 21 underwater shoals. [2]
Until 2016–2017, Rocky Island was connected to Woody Island by an 800-metre concrete causeway. Land reclamation in 2016-2017 has joined the two islands by a larger area of land. [1] [2] [3] The north part of causeway is now part of an infill construction project while the south end provides protection of the roadway from the sea.
Hoàng Sa is an island district of Da Nang in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. [2] It covers an area of 305 km 2 (118 sq mi) of the Paracel Islands, including these main features: Pattle Island, North Reef, Robert Island, Discovery Reef, Passu Keah, Triton Island, Tree Island, North Island, Middle Island, South Island, Woody Island, Lincoln Island, Duncan Island, Bombay Reef ...