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World > Asia >
Spratly Islands > Geography (Facts)
| Spratly Islands - Geography (Facts) |
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| 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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