Spratly Islands
E57135
The Spratly Islands are a strategically important and resource-rich archipelago in the South China Sea, subject to overlapping territorial claims by several countries including China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Fiery Cross Reef | 0 | 1 |
| Spratly Island (island eponym) | 0 | 1 |
| Spratly Islands region | 0 | 1 |
| Taiping Island | 0 | 1 |
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archipelago
→
disputed territory → |
| alsoClaimedBy |
Brunei Darussalam
→
Malaysia → China →
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Republic of China →
surface form:
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Philippines →
surface form:
Republic of the Philippines
Viet Nam →
surface form:
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
|
| composedOf |
islands
→
islets → reefs → sandbanks → shoals → |
| contains |
Cuarteron Reef
→
Spratly Islands self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Fiery Cross Reef
Gaven Reefs → Itu Aba Island → Johnson South Reef → Mischief Reef → Nanshan Island → Second Thomas Shoal → Spratly Islands self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Spratly Island (island eponym)
Subi Reef → Thitu Island NERFINISHED → |
| estimatedHydrocarbonPotential |
significant but uncertain natural gas reserves
→
significant but uncertain oil reserves → |
| fishingImportance | one of the world's most productive fishing grounds → |
| governedBy | multiple de facto occupying states → |
| hasApproximateArea | 425,000 square kilometers (maritime area of the archipelago region) → |
| hasClimate | tropical → |
| hasDisputeType |
continental shelf claim dispute
→
exclusive economic zone dispute → territorial sovereignty dispute → |
| hasEnvironment |
coral reef ecosystems
→
marine biodiversity hotspots → |
| hasLegalContext | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → |
| hasNumberOfFeatures | more than 100 maritime features → |
| involves | freedom of navigation operations by external powers → |
| locatedIn |
South China Sea
→
western Pacific Ocean →
surface form:
Western Pacific Ocean
|
| namedAfter | Richard Spratly → |
| near |
Palawan
→
surface form:
Palawan (Philippines)
Paracel Islands → coast of Borneo → coast of Vietnam → |
| occupiedBy |
China
→
Malaysia → Philippines → Taiwan, Province of China →
surface form:
Taiwan
Viet Nam →
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| partOf |
Maritime Southeast Asia
→
disputed areas of the South China Sea → |
| relevantTo |
US–China strategic competition
→
regional security in East Asia → |
| shippingLaneImportance |
major route for global trade between East Asia and Europe
→
major route for oil and gas shipments → |
| sovereigntyClaimedBy |
Brunei Darussalam
→
surface form:
Brunei
China → Malaysia → Philippines → Taiwan, Province of China →
surface form:
Taiwan
Viet Nam →
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| strategicImportance |
control of major shipping lanes
→
military significance → potential oil and gas reserves → rich fishing grounds → |
| subjectTo |
environmental degradation
→
freedom of navigation tensions → land reclamation activities → maritime boundary disputes → militarization → overlapping territorial claims → |
| timeZone | UTC+8 (for most nearby administered features) → |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taiping Island
this entity surface form:
Fiery Cross Reef
this entity surface form:
Spratly Island (island eponym)
this entity surface form:
Spratly Islands region