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Introduction - Spratly Islands: | Location - Spratly Islands: | Location | Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines | | Geographic coordinates | 8 38 N, 111 55 E | | Map references | Southeast Asia | | Area | total: less than 5 sq km
land: less than 5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea | | Area comparative | NA | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 926 km | | Maritime claims | NA | | Climate | tropical | | Terrain | flat | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 m | | Natural resources | fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential | | Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 0 sq km | | Natural hazards | typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard | | Environment current issues | NA | | Geography note | strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |