Lansdowne Reef
Disputed island
Lansdowne Reef
Lansdowne Reef is located in Spratly Islands
Lansdowne Reef
Lansdowne Reef
Other namesĐá Len Đao (Vietnamese)
Pagkakaisa Reef (Philippine English)
Bahura ng Pagkakaisa (Filipino)
琼礁 Qióng jiāo(Chinese)
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates9°46′46″N 114°22′11″E / 9.77944°N 114.36972°E / 9.77944; 114.36972 (Lansdowne Reef)
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Administration
DistrictTrường Sa District
CommuneSinh Tồn Commune
Claimed by
China
Philippines
Taiwan

Lansdowne Reef (Tagalog: Bahura ng Pagkakaisa); Len Đao Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Len Đao); Mandarin Chinese: 琼礁; pinyin: Qióng jiāo, is a cay on the southern part of the Union Banks of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The island has been occupied by Vietnam since 1988. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).[1][2][3]





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References

  1. (in Vietnamese)Mai Thanh Hai (May 29, 2018). "Những người giữ Len Đao". Thanh Niên. Retrieved December 27, 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. "Lansdowne Reef". cil.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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