Disputed reef | |
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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 |
Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
Administration | |
District | Trường Sa District |
Commune | Song Tử Tây Commune |
Claimed by | |
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]