Spratly island microsoft word
- 1. Spratly island Philippines<br />The spratly island are the group of more than 100 islets, reefs, cays, shoals, etc. in the south china sea<br />Sovereignty in the region is claim entirely by china, taiwan, vietnam and partly by the philippnes, malaysia, and brunei.<br />The land ares is less than 5 km2 scatteres over an area of nearly 410,000 km2.<br />The largest to smallest islands occupied and controlled by the countries are:<br />Itu aba island taiwan
- 2. Thitu island- philipines
- 3. West york island- phiippines
- 6. South west cay- vietnam
- 11. Swallow ref malaysia
- 16. Vietnam occupies 26 featuresfallowes by philipines 10, china 8, malaysia 7, and taiwan with 2. Brunei has none
- 17. The Philippines controls the largest number of unoccupied features due to its proimity to the Disuted Island.
- 18. He refs, shoals, etc. to the east of the 116E meridian are closely guarded b the Philippine navy and air force.
- 19. In 1975, Vietnamese truups invaded the Philippines occupied southwest cay reducing Philippines holdof 8 to 7 islands.
- 20. Chinas occupation of mischief reef in 1994 prompted the Philippines to station soldiers on nearby second Thomas reef.
- 21. Together with commodore reef, the two reefs serve as a blockade to stop the occupation of features nearest to the Philippines.
- 22. Philippnes claim the spratly island is known to be the kalayaan group of islands.
- 23. Filipino discoverer admiral tomas cloma proclaimed the establisdment of a new state called freedomland (kalayaaan) on May 1956.
- 24. On June 11, 178 kalayaan became a municipality of the Palawan with a lone barangay called pagasa designated as the town proper. The town proper is on pagasa island (Thitu Island)
- 26. Pagasa Island has a 1.3 km airstrip and a telecomunacation tower.
- 27. Philippine airforce c -130 on Pagasa Island
- 28. Whether the regions oil and natural gas deposits
- 29. Or to have jurisdictio to impose maritime laws
- 30. South China Sea is the worlds busiest sea lane.
- 31. Or the rich fishing grounds and exploitation of other natural resource.
- 33. The islands are with in the Philippines wxclusive economic zone <EEZ>
- 34. The third united nation convention on the law of the sea (unclosed)