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.

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Mischief Reef canonical 2

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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

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Spratly Islands contains Mischief Reef