Zhongsha Islands
E935513
The Zhongsha Islands are a largely submerged group of reefs, shoals, and banks in the South China Sea that are subject to overlapping territorial claims, most prominently by China.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of islands
ⓘ
reef system ⓘ shoal group ⓘ submerged bank area ⓘ |
| administeredByClaim |
Hainan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Sansha City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 中沙群岛 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChinesePinyin | Zhōngshā Qúndǎo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
banks
ⓘ
reefs ⓘ shoals ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputedRegionOf | South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalType | coral reef structures ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfToponym | Chinese ⓘ |
| hasMajorFeature |
Macclesfield Bank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhongsha Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNoPermanentPopulation | true ⓘ |
| largelySubmerged | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South China Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ north-central South China Sea ⓘ |
| maritimeClaimsRelatedTo |
continental shelf
ⓘ
exclusive economic zone ⓘ |
| nearbyTo |
Paracel Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spratly Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South China Sea Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | low-tide elevations and submerged features ⓘ |
| sovereigntyClaim |
People's Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
fisheries
ⓘ
potential hydrocarbon resources ⓘ shipping lanes ⓘ |
| subjectOf | overlapping territorial claims ⓘ |
| territorialDispute | South China Sea dispute ⓘ |
| underInternationalLawContext | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zhongsha Qundao