South Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Timog); 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).[1][2][3]
| Disputed reef | |
|---|---|
 South Reef | |
  South Reef | |
| Other names | Đá Nam (Vietnamese) Timog Reef (Philippine English) Bahura ng Timog (Filipino) 奈羅礁 Nàiluó jiāo (Chinese) |
| Geography | |
| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | 11°23′14″N 114°17′55″E / 11.38722°N 114.29861°E |
| Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
| Administration | |
| District | Trường Sa District |
| Commune | Song Tử Tây Commune |
| Claimed by | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Vietnamese)"Đảo Đá Nam (Trường Sa): Sống, gìn giữ đảo như thế nào?". December 30, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "South Reef". cil.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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