South China Sea Islands

South China Sea Islands are 250+ small islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs, and sandbars in the South China Sea.  Most of these small islands are uninhabited.

There are minerals, natural gas, and oil deposits on the islands or under the seafloor near the islands.  

List
The islands in the South China Sea include
 Spratly Islands -- disputed by the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Republic of China {ROC(Taiwan)} , Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, and the Philippines"Territorial claims in the Spratly and Paracel Islands" at GlobalSecurity.org; retrieved 2013-4-19.
 Paracel Islands -- disputed by the PRC, the ROC and Vietnam"Paracel Islands" at CIA World Factbook ; retrieved 2013-4-19.
 Pratas Islands -- disputed by the PRC and the ROC
 Macclesfield Bank -- disputed by the PRC, the ROC, the Philippines and Vietnam."Limits in the Seas,  No. 127, Taiwan's Maritime Claims" at US Department of State, November 15, 2005; Esplanada, Jerry E. and Norman Bordadora. "Philippines protests China’s moving in on Macclesfield Bank," Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 6, 2012; retrieved 2013-4-19.
 Scarborough Shoal -- disputed by the PRC and the ROC

 References 

 Further reading 
 Li, Jin Ming and Li Dexia. "The Dotted Line on the Chinese Map of the South China Sea: A Note,"  Ocean Development & International Law, 34:287–295.

Category:Islands of Brunei
Category:Islands of China
Category:Islands of Malaysia
Category:Islands of the Philippines
Category:islands of Taiwan
Category:Islands of Vietnam
Category:Territorial disputes of China
Category:Ecoregions