Pratas Islands

E68524

atoll disputed territory island group

The Pratas Islands are a small, strategically located atoll in the northern South China Sea administered by Taiwan but also claimed by China.

Aliases (1)

Pratas Island ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	atoll → disputed territory → island group →
administeredAs	Cijin District →
administeredBy	Republic of China (Taiwan) →
claimedBy	People's Republic of China →
country	Republic of China (Taiwan) →
disputeType	maritime territorial dispute →
ecosystem	tropical marine ecosystem →
environmentStatus	marine national park →
feature	coral reef → lagoon →
garrisonedBy	Republic of China Armed Forces →
governedBy	Coast Guard Administration of Taiwan →
hasAirfield	Pratas Islands airstrip →
hasAlternativeName	Dongsha Atoll → Dongsha Islands → Tungsha Islands →
hasChineseName	東沙環礁 → 東沙群島 →
hasExclusiveEconomicZoneClaim	Republic of China (Taiwan) →
hasLighthouse	Pratas Island Lighthouse →
hasMainIsland	Pratas Island →
hasMilitaryPresenceFrom	Republic of China (Taiwan) →
hasPortugueseName	Ilhas Pratas →
hasVegetation	coastal shrubs → grasses →
hasWildlife	coral species → marine turtles → seabirds →
locatedIn	Pacific Ocean → South China Sea → northern South China Sea →
nearestMajorIsland	Taiwan Island →
nearestMajorLandmass	Guangdong Province →
partOf	Kaohsiung City →
protectedBy	Dongsha Atoll National Park →
region	East Asia →
runwaySurface	asphalt →
shape	circular coral atoll →
sovereigntyClaimedBy	People's Republic of China → Republic of China (Taiwan) →
status	uninhabited by permanent civilian population →
strategicImportance	controls approaches to the Taiwan Strait → located on major shipping routes in South China Sea →
usedFor	meteorological observation → military purposes → navigation aid →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Republic of China →	administers
South China Sea →	hasIslandGroup
Pratas Islands ("Pratas Island") →	hasMainIsland
New Taiwan dollar →	legalTenderIn