Taiping Island
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Taiping Island is the largest naturally occurring feature in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, administered by Taiwan and central to regional maritime territorial disputes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taiping Island canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disputed territory
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ island ⓘ |
| administeredAs | Cijin District ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Republic of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Itu Aba Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taiping Dao ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Republic of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
| countryClaim |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Philippines ⓘ Republic of China ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| governedUnder | Republic of China (Taiwan) South China Sea policy ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 0.49 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasExclusiveEconomicZoneClaim | 200 nautical miles (claimed by Taiwan) ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
airstrip
ⓘ
freshwater wells ⓘ harbour ⓘ hospital ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ military garrison ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatusDispute | classification as island or rock under UNCLOS ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 1.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource | freshwater ⓘ |
| hasRunwayLength | approximately 1200 metres ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialSeaClaim | 12 nautical miles (claimed by Taiwan) ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
coconut trees
ⓘ
tropical plants ⓘ |
| hasWidth | approximately 0.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| isLargestNaturallyOccurringFeatureOf | Spratly Islands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South China Sea
ⓘ
Spratly Islands ⓘ |
| locatedInSea | South China Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Philippines v. China (PCA case)
ⓘ
surface form:
2016 South China Sea arbitration (Philippines v. China)
|
| nearbyFeature |
Spratly Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Spratly Island
Thitu Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kaohsiung City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nansha Islands ⓘ |
| regionClaimedBy |
South China Sea maritime claims
ⓘ
surface form:
Nine-dash line
|
| strategicImportance |
access to fisheries
ⓘ
control of sea lanes ⓘ potential hydrocarbon resources ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
South China Sea maritime claims
ⓘ
surface form:
South China Sea territorial disputes
maritime boundary disputes ⓘ |
| wasOccupiedBy | Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1956 ⓘ |
| wasPreviouslyOccupiedBy | Japan during World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Republic of China (Taiwan)