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[[Image:Spratly Islands-CIA WFB Map.png|thumb|The Spratly Islands]] |
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The '''Spratly Islands''' are 100 small [[uninhabited]] islands in the [[South China Sea]].<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pg.html "Spratly Islands" at ''CIA World Factbook'']; excerpt, "no indigenous inhabitants"; retrieved 2013-4-19.</ref> |
The '''Spratly Islands''' are 100 small [[uninhabited]] islands in the [[South China Sea]].<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pg.html "Spratly Islands" at ''CIA World Factbook''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610113350/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/PG.html |date=2009-06-10 }}; excerpt, "no indigenous inhabitants"; retrieved 2013-4-19.</ref> Fish are an abundant resource around the islands, and as the countries of [[Brunei Darussalam]], [[People's Republic of China|China]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Philippines]], [[Republic of China|Taiwan]], and [[Vietnam]] have a commercial interest in them.. These countries share control of the islands but have varying claims of territory. |
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The islands are named after the British whaling captain Richard Spratly who saw Spratly Island in 1843. |
The islands are named after the British whaling captain Richard Spratly who saw Spratly Island in 1843. |
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The islands have less than 2 km<sup>2</sup> (490 acres) of land area. |
The islands have less than 2 km<sup>2</sup> (490 acres) of land area. This is spread over an area of more than {{convert|425,000|km2|abbr=on}}. |
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Latest revision as of 23:44, 11 April 2024
The Spratly Islands are 100 small uninhabited islands in the South China Sea.[1] Fish are an abundant resource around the islands, and as the countries of Brunei Darussalam, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam have a commercial interest in them.. These countries share control of the islands but have varying claims of territory.
The islands are named after the British whaling captain Richard Spratly who saw Spratly Island in 1843.
The islands have less than 2 km2 (490 acres) of land area. This is spread over an area of more than 425,000 km2 (164,000 sq mi).
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Spratly Islands" at CIA World Factbook Archived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine; excerpt, "no indigenous inhabitants"; retrieved 2013-4-19.
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