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Taiping Island, also known as Itu Aba, [note 1] and various other names, is the largest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. [3] [4] [5 ...
The Spratly Islands are one of the major archipelagos in the South China Sea which complicate governance and economics in this part of Southeast Asia due to their location in strategic shipping lanes. The islands are largely uninhabited, but offer rich fishing grounds and may contain significant oil and natural gas reserves, and as such are ...
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]
'Lagos Island'), also known as Storm Island, is the fourth largest of the naturally occurring [1] Spratly Islands in the South China Sea with an area of 15 hectares (37 acres), [2] and the largest of the Vietnamese-administered Spratly islands.
The thirteenth largest Spratly island. 2m high. Two parts: East part consists of sand and coral, west part is covered with guano. Has fringing reef. An obelisk, about 2.7 m high, stands on the SW corner. Little vegetation. Lighthouse operational since May 1995. Namyit Island: Đảo Nam Yết: Binago: The twelfth largest Spratly island.
The island is the largest of the Philippine-administered islands in Spratly Islands. While most of the occupants of the structures in the Spratly Islands have military personnel or temporary tourists, the island is the only one with a permanent civilian settlement. [8] [9] [10] China (PRC), Taiwan (ROC) and Vietnam also claim the island.
Vietnam has been ramping up its dredging and landfill work in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, creating another 330 acres of land since December last year, a U.S. think tank said in a ...
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] For some reason, neither of these mention the 11th largest naturally occurring island located on the Swallow Reef atoll, occupied by Malaysia.