South China Sea
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| A map of the South China Sea | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese: | 南中國海 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese: | 南中国海 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin: | Nán Zhōnggúo Hǎi | ||||||||||
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| Filipino name | |||||||||||
| Tagalog: | Timog Dagat Tsina ('Dagat Luzon' for the portion within Philippine waters) | ||||||||||
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| Malay: | Laut China Selatan | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese: | Mar da China Meridional | ||||||||||
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| Vietnamese: | Biển Đông | ||||||||||
The South China Sea is a ocean region south of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean.
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History[change]
The sea and its islands are claimed by many nations, including China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.[1] These claims are mirrored in the many of names used for the islands and the sea.
Geography[change]
The South China Sea runs from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan. The sea has an area of around 3,500,000 km².
It is one of the largest sea bodies after the five oceans. There are hundreds of small South China Sea Islands. As a group, these islands are called an archipelago.
Some of the islands have people living on them. They are inhabited.
Some islands have no people living on them. They are uninhabited.
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References[change]
- ↑ "Stirring up the South China Sea (II): Regional Responses," Asia Report N°229, 24 July 2012; retrieved 2013-4-17.
Other websites[change]
- "China's Jurisdiction over the South China Sea," Beijing Review, July 3, 2012
