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Disputed island | |
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Other names | Đá Len Đao (Vietnamese) Pagkakaisa Reef (Philippine English) Bahura ng Pagkakaisa (Filipino) 琼礁 Qióng jiāo(Chinese) |
Geography | |
Location | South China Sea |
Coordinates | 9°46′46″N 114°22′11″E / 9.77944°N 114.36972°E |
Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
Administration | |
District | Trường Sa District |
Commune | Sinh Tồn Commune |
Claimed by | |
China | |
Philippines | |
Taiwan |
Lansdowne Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Pagkakaisa); Len Đao Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Len Đao); Mandarin Chinese: 琼礁; pinyin: Qióng jiāo, is a cay on the southern part of the Union Banks of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The island has been occupied by Vietnam since 1988. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).[1][2][3]