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Aerial view of Scarborough Shoal (1938) ... Marcos on 11 June 1978 asserted that islands designated as the Kalayaan Island Group and comprising most of the Spratly ...
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 ...
Second Thomas Shoal, also known as Ayungin Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Ayungin, lit. 'sandbank of silver perch'), Bãi Cỏ Mây and Rén'ài Jiāo (Chinese: 仁爱礁/仁愛礁), [1] is a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, 105 nautical miles (194 km; 121 mi) west of Palawan, Philippines. [2]
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]
The work on Triton Island mirrors construction on seven human-made islands in the Spratly group to the east which have been equipped with airstrips, docks and military systems. ... Satellite image ...
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 ...
It is one of the areas in the Spratly Islands occupied by Malaysia. The Royal Malaysian Navy has maintained an "offshore naval station" there called "Station Papa" since 1999. [ 4 ]
Patag Island is just 6 miles (9.7 km) from Lawak Island and Panata Island is just 8 miles (13 km) from Kota Island. Lawak and Kota are 7.93 and 6.45 hectares in area respectively. This situation enables the Philippines to guard the small islands effectively without having to build any structures, or to station soldiers permanently to the two ...
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