Itu Aba Island

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Itu Aba Island is the largest naturally occurring feature in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, hosting a small military and civilian presence and an airstrip.

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Itu Aba Island canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disputed territory
geographic feature
island
landform
administeredBy Republic of China
surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan)
hasAlternativeName Ligao Island
Taiping Dao
Taiping Island
hasArea approximately 0.49 square kilometers
hasEnvironment tropical
hasFacility communications station
meteorological station
hasFeature airstrip
civilian facilities
freshwater wells
harbor
helipad
lighthouse
military garrison
small port
hasLegalStatusInDispute South China Sea maritime claims
surface form: South China Sea territorial disputes
hasLength approximately 1.4 kilometers
hasPopulationType civilian personnel
military personnel
hasRunwayLength approximately 1200 meters
hasRunwaySurface concrete
hasSurroundingWaters coral reefs
hasVegetation coconut trees
shrubs
hasWidth approximately 0.4 kilometers
isCharacterizedAs naturally formed island by Taiwan authorities
isLargestNaturallyOccurringFeatureOf Spratly Islands
isSubjectOf international arbitration discussions
locatedIn South China Sea
Southeast Asia
Spratly Islands
occupiedBy Republic of China Armed Forces
surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan) armed forces
partOf Cijin District
Kaohsiung
Taiping Island Township
sovereigntyClaimedBy Malaysia
China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Philippines
Republic of China
surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan)

Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
strategicImportance access to potential hydrocarbon resources
control of sea lanes in South China Sea
fishing grounds

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Spratly Islands contains Itu Aba Island