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List Of Maritime Features In The Spratly Islands
This page features a series of lists of maritime features in the Spratly Islands. Features by area Of the hundreds of maritime features in the Spratly Islands, relatively few have land permanently above sea-level that is larger than protruding rocks. There are only 13 islands and cays with a natural area above sea-level larger than one hectare. With the exception of Swallow Reef, prior to 2014 there had been no large-scale land reclamation beyond building breakwaters and piers, and extending runways. This changed dramatically in 2014 with the PRC embarking on large-scale reclamations of the lagoons of Johnson South Reef (~10ha) and Fiery Cross Reef (~230ha), and other reclamations of then unknown extent at the Gaven Reefs and Cuarteron Reef. Reports of the extent of land reclaimed on Swallow Reef vary. The PRC land reclamations have continued on a total of seven sites. In 2015, Subi Reef, Hughes Reef and Mischief Reef were added. Refer to the table below for the most re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast Cay
Northeast Cay, also known as Parola Island (; Mandarin ; ), with a land area of , is the fifth largest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands and the third largest of the Philippine- occupied islands. It is part of the North Danger Reef and is located to the northwest of Dangerous Ground. It is north of Vietnamese-occupied Southwest Cay (), and they are visible from each other. It is located northwest of Philippine-occupied Thitu Island (Pag-asa), and 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 Some of the cay's outcrops are visible on its western side. It has high salinity groundwater and vegetation is limited to beach type of plants. The corals around the island were mostly destroyed by dynamite and cyanide fishing methods. It is covered with grass and thick trees. Much of the fringing reef is above water at high tide. It supporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flat Island (Spratly)
Flat Island, also known as Patag Island (; Mandarin ; ), is the second smallest of the natural Spratly Islands. It has an area of , and is about north of Philippine-occupied Nanshan Island, both of which are located on the expansive but otherwise submerged Flat Island Bank in the northeast part of the of Dangerous Ground area in the South China Sea. It is the sixth largest of the Philippine-occupied Spratly islands and 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 is a low, flat, sandy cay, , and is subject to erosion. It changes its shape seasonally. The sand build up depends largely on the direction of prevailing winds and waves; it has taken an elongated shape for some years, the shape of a crescent moon for a few years, and the shape of a letter "S". Like Lankiam Cay, it is barren of any vegetation. No underground water sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central London Reef
Central London Reef (); Trường Sa Đông Island (); Mandarin , is a reef on the central part of the London Reefs of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The reef has been occupied by Vietnam since 1978. It is also claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ..., and Taiwan (ROC). See also * Spratly Islands dispute References External linksMaritime Transparency Initiative Island Tracker {{island-stub Reefs of the Spratly Islands London Reefs Disputed reefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business Insider
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London Reefs
The London Reefs are located between and ( and ) in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by South China, in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan island, Taiwan and northwestern Philippines (mainly Luz .... The four major features within the area ( Central London Reef, Cuarteron Reef, East London Reef, and West London Reef), are known by many names:- Version dated 19 August 2011 is available at: References Reefs of the Spratly Islands Disputed reefs {{SEAsia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West London Reef
West London Reef (); West Reef (); Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin , is an atoll on the western part of the London Reefs of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The Atoll has been occupied by Vietnam since 1987. It is also claimed by China, China (PRC), the Philippines, and Taiwan, Taiwan (ROC). Characteristic West London reef (Da Tay reef) is shaped like a filling along the northeast-southwest axis, about 9 km long, 5.5 km wide. The creeks divide the reef's rim into four distinct sections. A sandbar emerges with a maximum height of 0.7 m on the eastern reef. The Vietnamese Navy has stationed at 3 points on Da Tay, named Da Tay Islands (A, B, C), with geographical coordinates (in brackets are the coordinates recorded on the sovereignty stele): * Da Tay A Island: (), [Chinese language, Chinese: ''西礁东岛''; pinyin: ''Xījiāo Dōngdǎo''], as known as ''West Reef East Island'', is an island located on the east side of West London Reef, with a significant f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grierson Reef
Grierson Reef (); Sin Cowe East Island (); Mandarin , is a cay on the eastern part of the Union Banks of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The island has been occupied by Vietnam since 1978. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ..., and Taiwan (ROC). See also * Spratly Islands dispute References External linksAsia Maritime Transparency Initiative Island Tracker {{island-stub Islands of the Spratly Islands Islands of Vietnam Union Banks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amboyna Cay
Amboyna Cay (; ; ; ) is an island of the Spratly Islands group in the South China Sea located just outside (SW) of the southwest of Dangerous Ground. It is SW of Barque Canada Reef, south of the London Reefs, and NW of Swallow Reef. With an area of , it is the thirteenth largest naturally occurring Spratly island and the sixth largest amongst those occupied by Vietnam. The island has two parts: the eastern part consists of sand and coral, and the west part is covered with guano. It has a fringing reef. An obelisk, about high, stands on the SW corner. There is little vegetation. It is described by some as heavily fortified. A lighthouse has been operational on the island since May 1995. The island is also claimed by China, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan. Đèn biển trên đảo An Bang.JPG , An Bang Lighthouse Đảo An Bang.JPG , View from Amboyna Cay Đảo An bang..JPG , Vietnamese guards on Amboyna Cay Recent history From 1956 on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namyit Island
Namyit Island, also known as ; Binago Island (); Mandarin zh, s=, t=, p=Hóngxiū Dǎo, c=鴻庥島/鸿庥岛, 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 were ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loaita Island
Loaita Island also known as Kota Island (; Mandarin , and ), 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 process. The presence of migrating sea ... [...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 Taíno word for "island", , became in Spanish and "cay" in English (spelled "key" in American 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 nodes occur in windward or leeward areas of reefs, where flat surfaces sometimes rise around an emergent outcrop of old reef or beach rock. The island resulting from sediment accumulation is made up almost entirely of the skeletal remains of plants and animals – ''biogenic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
