Grierson Reef

Grierson Reef/Sin Cowe East Island
Disputed island
Grierson Reef
Grierson Reef is located in Spratly Islands
Grierson Reef
Location within Spratly Islands
Other names
Sinh Tồn Đông (Vietnamese)
Burunyugan 14 Reef (Philippine English)
Bahura ng Burunyugan 14 (Filipino)
染青沙洲 Rǎnqīng shāzhōu (Chinese)
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates9°54′9″N 114°33′51″E / 9.90250°N 114.56417°E / 9.90250; 114.56417 (Grierson Reef)
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Administration
Trường Sa District
Sinh Tồn Commune
Claimed by
China
Philippines
Taiwan

Grierson Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Burunyugan 14); Sin Cowe East Island (Vietnamese: Đảo Sinh Tồn Đông); Mandarin Chinese: 染青沙洲; pinyin: Rǎnqīng shāzhōu, 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, and Taiwan (ROC).

Sin Cowe East Island





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References

  1. ↑ (in Vietnamese)Mai Thanh Hai (May 19, 2018). "Sinh Tồn Đông, đảo tuyến đầu của quần đảo Trường Sa". Thanh Niên. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ D. J. Hancox; John Robert Victor Prescott (1995). A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands and an Account of Hydrographic Surveys Amongst Those Islands. IBRU. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-1-897643-18-1.
  3. ↑ "Grierson Reef". cil.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 30 November 2022.