South Reef

South Reef
Disputed reef
South Reef
South Reef is located in Spratly Islands
South Reef
Location within Spratly Islands
Other names
Đá Nam (Vietnamese)
Timog Peligro Reef (Philippine English)
Bahura ng Timog Peligro (Filipino)
奈羅礁 Nàiluó jiāo (Chinese)
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates11°23′14″N 114°17′55″E / 11.38722°N 114.29861°E / 11.38722; 114.29861 (South Reef)
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Area60 ha (150 acres)
Administration
Trường Sa District
Song Tử Tây Commune
Claimed by
 China
 Philippines
 Taiwan
 Vietnam

South Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Timog Peligro); Nam Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Nam); Mandarin Chinese: 奈羅礁; pinyin: Nàiluó jiāo, is a reef on the southern part of the North Danger Reef of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The reef has been occupied by Vietnam since 1988. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Vietnamese)"Đảo Đá Nam (Trường Sa): Sống, gìn giữ đảo như thế nào?". December 30, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 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. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-897643-18-1.
  3. ↑ "South Reef". cil.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 30 November 2022.