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.
There are minerals, natural gas, and oil deposits on the islands or under the seafloor near the islands.
List
The 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
Further reading
- 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.
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