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South Reef

Disputed reef
South Reef
South Reef is located in Spratly IslandsSouth ReefSouth Reef
Other names Đá Nam _(Vietnamese)_Timog Reef _(Philippine English)_Bahura ng Timog (Filipino) 奈羅礁 Nàiluó jiāo (Chinese)
Geography
Location South China Sea
Coordinates 11°23′14″N 114°17′55″E / 11.38722°N 114.29861°E / 11.38722; 114.29861 (South Reef)
Archipelago Spratly Islands
Administration
Vietnam
District Trường Sa District
Commune Song Tử Tây Commune
Claimed by
China
Philippines
Taiwan
Vietnam

South Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Timog); Nam Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Nam); Mandarin Chinese: 奈羅礁; pinyin: Nàiluó jiāo, is a reef on the southern part of the North Danger Reef of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The reef has been occupied by Vietnam since 1988. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).[1][2][3]

  1. ^ (in Vietnamese)"Đảo Đá Nam (Trường Sa): Sống, gìn giữ đảo như thế nào?". December 30, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ^ D. J. Hancox; John Robert Victor Prescott (1995). A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands and an Account of Hydrographic Surveys Amongst Those Islands. IBRU. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-897643-18-1.
  3. ^ "South Reef". cil.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 30 November 2022.