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Spratly Islands Geography 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/spratly_islands/spratly_islands_geography.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK 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
Area - comparative NA Land boundaries 0 km Coastline 926 km Maritime claims NA Climate tropical Terrain flat Elevation extremes
Natural resources fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential Land use
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1993) Natural hazards typhoons; serious maritime hazard because of numerous reefs and shoals Environment - current issues NA Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central
South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral
reefs
NOTE: The information regarding Spratly Islands on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Spratly Islands Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Spratly Islands Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |