Nanshan Island
E279622
Nanshan Island is a small, disputed coral island in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, claimed by multiple countries and known for its strategic military and maritime significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nanshan Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coral island
ⓘ
disputed territory ⓘ island in the South China Sea ⓘ |
| administeredAsPartOf |
Mimaropa
ⓘ
surface form:
MIMAROPA region
Municipality of Kalayaan ⓘ Province of Palawan ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Philippines ⓘ |
| archipelago | Spratly Islands ⓘ |
| area | approximately 7.93 hectares ⓘ |
| contestedIn |
South China Sea maritime claims
ⓘ
surface form:
South China Sea dispute
|
| countryClaimedBy |
Malaysia
ⓘ
China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Philippines ⓘ Republic of China ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 3 meters ⓘ |
| environmentType | tropical marine ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lawak Island
ⓘ
Luoxing Dao ⓘ Đảo Luật ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | coral reef ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coral reef
ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ vegetation ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
marine turtles
ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ |
| liesWithin | overlapping exclusive economic zone claims ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South China Sea
ⓘ
Spratly Islands ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Western Pacific Ocean
|
| nearbyIsland |
Flat Island
ⓘ
Loaita Island ⓘ Thitu Island ⓘ |
| partOf | Kalayaan Island Group ⓘ |
| regionClaimedAsPartOf |
Nansha Qundao
ⓘ
Spratly Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Trường Sa Islands
|
| sovereigntyDisputeOver |
China
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| strategicImportance |
fisheries
ⓘ
maritime navigation ⓘ military ⓘ potential hydrocarbon resources ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military observation
ⓘ
territorial assertion ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.