South China Sea Islands
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[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
- ↑ "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 | change source]
- 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.