South China Sea Islands
geographic concept consisting of multiple islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs, and sandbars in the South China Sea
South China Sea Islands are 250+ small islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs, and sandbars in the South China Sea. Most of these small islands are uninhabited.
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There are minerals, natural gas, and oil deposits on the islands or under the seafloor near the islands.
List
changeThe islands in the South China Sea include
- Spratly Islands -- disputed by the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Republic of China {ROC(Taiwan)} , Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, and the Philippines[1]
- Paracel Islands -- disputed by the PRC, the ROC and Vietnam[2]
- Pratas Islands -- disputed by the PRC and the ROC
- Macclesfield Bank -- disputed by the PRC, the ROC, the Philippines and Vietnam.[3]
- Scarborough Shoal -- disputed by the PRC and the ROC
References
change- ↑ "Territorial claims in the Spratly and Paracel Islands" at GlobalSecurity.org; retrieved 2013-4-19.
- ↑ "Paracel Islands" at CIA World Factbook Archived 2014-09-24 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-4-19.
- ↑ "Limits in the Seas, No. 127, Taiwan's Maritime Claims" at US Department of State, November 15, 2005; Esplanada, Jerry E. and Norman Bordadora. "Philippines protests China’s moving in on Macclesfield Bank," Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 6, 2012; retrieved 2013-4-19.
Further reading
change- Li, Jin Ming and Li Dexia. "The Dotted Line on the Chinese Map of the South China Sea: A Note," Archived 2013-06-16 at the Wayback Machine Ocean Development & International Law, 34:287–295.