Mischief Reef
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Mischief Reef is a low-tide coral atoll in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, known for extensive land reclamation and military construction by China amid overlapping territorial claims.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mischief Reef canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coral atoll
ⓘ
disputed territory ⓘ low-tide elevation ⓘ reef ⓘ |
| administeredAsPartOf |
Hainan
ⓘ
surface form:
Hainan Province
Sansha City ⓘ |
| administeredBy | China ⓘ |
| arbitralTribunalFinding |
forms part of the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines
ⓘ
is a low-tide elevation that cannot generate its own territorial sea or EEZ ⓘ |
| controlledBy | China ⓘ |
| distanceFromPalawanApprox | about 130 nautical miles ⓘ |
| emergesAt | low tide ⓘ |
| firstChineseStructuresReported | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| geologicalType | coral reef ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Meiji Jiao
ⓘ
Meiji Reef ⓘ Panganiban Reef ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
artificial island
ⓘ
harbor facilities ⓘ military garrison ⓘ radar installations ⓘ runway ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Chinese military construction
ⓘ
artificial island building ⓘ extensive land reclamation by China ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South China Sea
ⓘ
Spratly Islands ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Western Pacific Ocean
|
| locatedInDisputedArea |
South China Sea disputes
ⓘ
Spratly Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Spratly Islands dispute
|
| partOf |
Spratly Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Spratly Islands group
|
| reclamationBy | China ⓘ |
| reclamationEndApprox | 2016 ⓘ |
| reclamationStartApprox | 2013 ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| sovereigntyClaimedBy |
China
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| statusUnderUNCLOS | low-tide elevation ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of sea lanes in the South China Sea
ⓘ
proximity to major shipping routes ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Philippines v. China (PCA case)
ⓘ
surface form:
South China Sea arbitration (Philippines v. China)
territorial disputes in the South China Sea ⓘ |
| submergedAt | high tide ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air and naval operations support
ⓘ
military purposes ⓘ |
| withinExclusiveEconomicZoneClaimedBy | Philippines ⓘ |
| withinNineDashLineClaimedBy | China ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.