Spratly Islands

The Spratly Islands are a group o mair nor 750 reefs, islets, atolls, cays an islands in the Sooth Cheenae Sea. The archipelago lies aff the coasts o the Philippines an Malaysie (Sabah), aboot ane third o the wa frae thare tae soothren Vietnam. Thay contain less nor fower square kilometres o land aurie spread ower mair nor 425,000 square kilometres o sea. The Spratlys are ane o three archipelagos o the Sooth Cheenae Sea which comprise mair nor 30,000 islands an reefs an which complicate govrenance an economics in that region o Sootheast Asie. Such sma an remote islands hae little economic value in thairsels, but are important in establishin internaitional bundaries. Thare are nae native islanders but thare are, at least for nou, rich fishin grunds; an ineetial surveys indicate the islands mey contain signeeficant reserves o ile an naitural gas.

Aboot 45 islands are occupee'd bi relatively smaa nummers o militar forces frae Vietnam, the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, the Republic o Cheenae (Taiwan), Malaysie an the Philippines. Brunei haes claimit an EEZ in the sootheastren pairt o the Spratlys an aw encompassin juist ane aurie o smaw islands abuin mean heich watter (on Louisa Reef).

Gallery

See an aw
 Administration Office for Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands an Nansha Islands
 Leet o islands in the Sooth Cheenae Sea
 Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam
 Johnson Sooth Reef Skirmish
 South China Sea Islands
 Paracel Islands
 Kingdom o Humanity
 Junk Keying
 Zheng He
 Kalayaan, Palawan, Philippines
 SSN, a computer game set durin a conflict ower the Spratly Islands

References

Freemit airtins

Mariner's page of the Spratly Islands 

Category:Disputit islands
Category:Disputit territories in Asie
Category:Spratly Islands
Category:Territorial disputes o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Category:Territorial disputes o Malaysie
Category:Territorial disputes o the Philippines
Category:Territorial disputes o Vietnam
Category:Territorial disputes o the Republic o Cheenae