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Dangerous Ground (Spratly Islands)
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 1000m. There are few precise definitions, but Dangerous Ground corresponds roughly to the seas around the eastern half of the Spratly Islands. It is an oblong area running southwest to northeast for about 340 nautical miles (nm) (630 km), 175 nm (324 km) at its widest, with an area of about 52,000 nm² (178,000 km2). It is west of Palawan island and northwest of the Palawan Passage. It lies approximately between 7.5 and 12°N, 113–117°E. The US NGA literatureetc. seems to consider its centre as . The area is poorly charted, making it exceptionally dangerous to navigate – the major Singapore-to-Hong-Kong routes go well to the westhttp://www.oceangrafix.com/chart/zoom?chart=93022 Western SCS and east of the area. The Admiralty Sailing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by the shores of South China (hence the name), in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Philippines (mainly Luzon, Mindoro and Palawan), and in the south by Borneo, eastern Sumatra and the Bangka Belitung Islands, encompassing an area of around . It communicates with the East China Sea via the Taiwan Strait, the Philippine Sea via the Luzon Strait, the Sulu Sea via the straits around Palawan (e.g. the Mindoro and Balabac Straits), the Strait of Malacca via the Singapore Strait, and the Java Sea via the Karimata and Bangka Straits. The Gulf of Thailand and the Gulf of Tonkin are also part of the South China Sea. The shallow waters south of the Riau Islands are also known as the Natuna Sea. The South China Sea is a region of tremendous economic and geostrategic importance. One-third of the world's maritime shipping passe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farquharson Patches
Farquharson ( or ) is a surname of Scottish origin, and may refer to: * Ashley Farquharson (born 1999), American luger * Donald Farquharson (1925–2000), Welsh-Canadian sportsman * Donald Farquharson (1834–1903), Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island; premier of Prince Edward Island 1898–1901 *Francis Edward Henry Farquharson (1837–1875), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross *Henry Richard Farquharson (1857-1895) English politician *Henry Farquharson (1675-1739) Scottish-Russian mathematician *Hugh Farquharson (1911–1985), Canadian Olympic ice hockey player *Joseph Farquharson (1846–1935), Scottish landscape painter *Lady Anne Farquharson-MacKintosh (1723–1787), Scottish Jacobite of the Clan Farquharson *Martha Durward Farquharson (1847–1929), Irish-born Australian hospital matron and owner *Nick Farquharson (born 1988), English professional football player *Norman Farquharson (1907–1992) South African tennis player *Robert Farquharson (born 1969), Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sand Cay
A cay ( ), also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, including in the Caribbean and on the Great Barrier Reef and Belize Barrier Reef. Etymology The 1492 indigenous people of the Bahamas were called " Lucayan", an Anglicization of the Spanish ''Lucayos'', derived in turn from the Taíno ''Lukku-Cairi'' (which the people used for themselves), meaning "people of the islands". The Taíno word for "island", ''cairi'', became ''cayo'' in Spanish and "cay" in English (spelled "key" in American English, "caye" in Belizean English). Formation and composition A cay forms when ocean currents transport loose sediment across the surface of a reef to where the current slows or converges with another current, releasing its sediment load. Gradually, layers of deposited sediment build up on the reef surface – a '' depositional node''. Such nod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaven Reefs
The Gaven Reefs, also known in Mandarin and ; Burgos Reefs ( tl, Mga Bahura ng Burgos, lit=Reefs of Burgos); vi, Đá Ga Ven and vi, Đá Lạc, is a group of two reefs in the Tizard Bank of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. They are occupied and controlled by China (PRC) as part of Sansha, and claimed by Taiwan (ROC), the Philippines and Vietnam. They have a supply platform and a reef fortress. The northern reef (Nánxūn Jiāo) comprises and its highest point is above sea level. The southern reef (Xīnán Jiāo) comprises . Since 2014, north reef has been subject to significant reclamation activities. Geographical features On 12 July 2016, the tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration concluded that for purposes of Article 121(3) of the Convention, the high-tide features at Gaven Reef (North) are rocks that cannot sustain human habitation or economic life of their own and accordingly shall be entitled to 12nm of territorial sea measured from its baseline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namyit Island
Namyit Island, also known as vi, Đảo Nam Yết; Binago Island ( tl, Pulo ng Binago, lit=Island of Changed); Mandarin , is the third-largest island on Tizard Bank in the northwest of the Spratly Islands in South China Sea. With an area of , it is the twelfth-largest naturally-occurring Spratly island, and the fifth-largest among the Vietnamese-administered islands. The island is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, and Taiwan (ROC). History in the 20th century Although two South Vietnamese warships (the HQ-04 ''Tuy Dong'' and HQ-05 ''Tay Ket'') stopped at Namyit Island in 1962, South Vietnamese troops did not set up a permanent garrison on the islet until August 1973. On 6 September 1973, the Republic of Vietnam's Ministry of the Interior signed Decree No. 420-BNV/HCĐP/26 merging some Spratly islands, including Namyit, into Phuoc Hai Commune, Dat Do District, Phuoc Tuy Province. South Vietnam continued to administer the entity until 27 April 1975 when their troops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tizard Bank
The Tizard Bank, is a partially sunken atoll and one of the significant maritime features of the north-western part of the Spratly Islands. It is claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, and Vietnam, and various parts of it are occupied by these states. It was named after Thomas Henry Tizard (1839 – 17 February 1924), a British oceanographer and surveyor who surveyed the bank from aboard HMS ''Rifleman'' in the 1860s. In 1947 the Republic of China government gave the bank the name Zheng He Archipelago after the famous Ming-era admiral, although there is no evidence that he ever visited Tizard Bank. From before the 1870s the islands were used by fishermen from Hainan with Itu Aba Island having a semi-permanent settlement of Chinese fishermen. The bank rises steeply from surrounding depths ranging from 500 to 700 meters. It is in length, and extends west from the Gaven Reefs to the NW of Dangerous Ground. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lankiam Cay
Lankiam Cay, also known as Panata Island ( fil, Pulo ng Panata, lit=Island of Oath; Mandarin ; vi, đá An Nhơn), is the smallest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands. It has an area of (4,400 sq. m), and is located about east-northeast of Philippine-occupied Loaita (Kota) Island, just west of the north of Dangerous Ground.NGA Chart 93044 shows the area NW of Dangerous Ground. The island is administered by the as part of , and is the eighth largest of the Philippine-occupied islands. It is also claimed by the |
Loaita Island
Loaita Island also known as Kota Island ( fil, Pulo ng Kota; Mandarin , and vi, Đảo Loại Ta), with an area of -- is the tenth largest of the naturally-occurring Spratly Islands, and the fifth largest of the Philippine-occupied islands. It is located just to the west of the northern part of Dangerous Ground, and is southeast of Philippine-occupied Thitu Island ''(Pag-asa)'' and north-northeast of Taiwan-occupied Itu Aba Island. The island is administered by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan, Palawan. The island is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Vietnam. Environment The island fringes the Loaita Bank, shoals and reefs. Its calcarenite outcrop is visible along its western side at low tide. The present shape of the island indicates sand buildup along its eastern side. The anchor-shaped side will eventually connect with the northern portion as the sand buildup continues, thereby creating another mini-lagoon in the proce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loaita Bank
The Loaita Bank () is one of the significant maritime features in the Spratly Islands. It is about long on its NE-SW axis, and extends from Loaita Island to the NW of Dangerous Ground.NGA Chart 93044 shows the area NW of Dangerous Ground. The bank contains a number of maritime features, including shoals, reefs, an island, two sand cays, and a lagoon: * () * () * Loaita Nan (Loaita Southwest Reef) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subi Reef
Subi Reef, also known as Zamora Reef ( tl, Bahura ng Zamora, lit=Reef of Zamora); Zhubi Reef (Mandarin ); vi, đá Xu Bi, is a reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea located southwest of Philippines' Pag-asa island Thitu Island under the municipality of the Kalayaan Island Group, Palawan province. It is occupied by China (PRC), and claimed by Taiwan (ROC) and Vietnam. According to the claims of the PRC, it currently falls under the ''de facto'' jurisdiction of Nansha islands, Sansha city, Hainan province, China. But under the clauses of the UNCLOS, which the PRC is also a signatory, the international law (if applied) only the Philippines has the maritime rights to exploit its resources or build structures, as it is within the continental shelf (" Extended Continental Shelf") of the coastal country. Topography and features The atoll measures along its longer southwest-northeast axis, and is up to wide. Its total area including the lagoon and rim of the reef meas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thitu Island
Thitu Island, also known as Pag-asa Island ( tl, Pulo ng Pag-asa, lit=Island of Hope; pag, Ilalo, having an area of , is the second largest of the naturally occurringNote that in 2014 the PRC embarked on a number of reclamation projects in the Spratly Islands. It appears that the largest of these, at Fiery Cross Reef, is of at least 60 hectares, and according to some unverifiable sources, possibly as large as 150 hectares. Spratly Islands and the largest of the Philippine-administered islands. It lies about west of Puerto Princesa. Its neighbors are the North Danger Reef to the north, Subi Reef to the west, and the Loaita and Tizard Banks to the south. As the poblacion (administrative center) of the Kalayaan municipality of Palawan province in the Philippines, it also administers nearly a dozen other islets, cays and reefs in the Spratly Islands. Vietnam also claims the island. In 2019–20, the island's naval port and civilian-military airstrip were upgraded despite bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lys Shoal
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