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World > Asia >
Paracel Islands > Geography (Facts)
| Paracel Islands - Geography (Facts) |
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| Location: |
Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines |
| Geographic coordinates: |
16 30 N, 112 00 E |
| Map references: |
Southeast Asia |
| Area: |
total: NA sq km
land: NA sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
NA |
| Land boundaries: |
0 km |
| Coastline: |
518 km |
| Maritime claims: |
NA |
| Climate: |
tropical |
| Terrain: |
mostly low and flat |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m |
| Natural resources: |
none |
| Land use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: |
0 sq km |
| Natural hazards: |
typhoons |
| Environment - current issues: |
NA |
| Geography - note: |
composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group |
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