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List of islands, reefs and shoals

List of Spratly Islands

Int'l Name	Occupant	Philippine Name	Chinese Name	Chinese Translit.	Vietnamese Name	Malaysian Name	Area (ha.)	Since	Part of	Additional Information
Alicia Anne Reef	[ZERO]	Arellano		Xian'e Jiao	Đá Suối Ngọc		0			A sand cay, 1.2 m high. Many rocks are above during high tide. Phil. name is after Cayetano L. Arellano, Philippines' first Chief Justice.
Alison Reef	VI	De Jesus	六门礁	Liumen Jiao	Bãi Tốc Tan		0			Naturally above water even at low tide. It encloses a lagoon. Phil. name is after Gregoria de Jesus, known as the "Mother of Philippine Revolution."
Amboyna Cay	VI	Kalantiaw	安波沙洲	Anbo Shazhou	Đảo An Bang	Pulau Amboyna Kecil	1.6			The thirteenth largest Spratly island. Two parts: East part consists of sand and coral and west part is covered with guano. It has a fringing reef. An obelisk, about 2.7 m high, stands on the SW corner. There is little vegetation. A lighthouse is operational since May 1995. It is heavily fortified. Phil. name is after Datu Kalantiaw, a mythical and legendary Filipino character.
Amy Douglas Reef/ Baker Reef	[RP]	Mahiwagang Diwata		Gongzhen Jiao			0			Lies north of Palawan Passage and is wash at low tide. Phil. name literally means mysterious fairy.
Ardasier Reef	MS	Antonio Luna	安渡滩	Andu Tan	Bãi Kiêu Ngựa	Terumbu Ubi	0	1986		Naturally above water only at low tide. It encloses a lagoon and has a few sandy patches. Several soldiers stationed. Phil. name is after Antonio Luna, a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution.
Ban Than Reef[MAP]	ROC		中洲礁	Zhong Zhou Jiao	Bãi Bàn Than		0	1995	Tizard Banks	Lies 3 miles (5 km) east of Itu-Aba Island and 3 miles (5 km) west of Vietnamese occupied Sand Cay. It has a small drying reef.
Barque Canada Reef/Lizzie Weber Reef	VI	Mascarado	柏礁	Bai Jiao	Bãi Thuyền Chài	Terumbu Perahu	0	1987		A coral. Highest rocks are 4.5 m high, at SW end. Much of reef is above water at high tide. It has some sandy patches and is 18 miles (29 km) long. It has military structures. Phil. name literally means masked.
Bombay Shoal	[RP]	Abad Santos	蓬勃暗沙	Pengbo Ansha			0			Several rocks are exposed at low tide. It surrounds a lagoon. Phil. name is after Jose Abad Santos, the 5th Chief Justice of the Philippines.
Boxall Reef	[RP]	Rajah Soliman		Niuchelun Jiao			0			Above water only at low tide. Phil. name is after Rajah Soliman, the last muslim king in Manila.
Brown Reef	[RP]	Kayumanggi					0			Phil. name literally means brown people.
Carnadic Shoal	[RP]						0
Central London Reef	VI	Gitnang Quezon	中礁	Zhong Jiao	Đảo Trường Sa Đông		0	1978	London Reefs	SW part is a sandbank which barely submerges at high tide. The rest is coral reef, awash, surrounding a lagoon. Phil. name is after Manuel Quezon, Philippines' second President. Gitnang means middle.
Collins Reef/Johnson North Reef[MAP]	VI		鬼喊礁	Guihan Jiao	Đá Cô Lin		0		Union Banks	Lies 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Vietnam-occupied Sin Cowe Island. It is contiguous with Chinese-occupied Johnson South Reef. A "coral dune" is located at the southeast corner, above the high tide line.
Commodore Reef	RP	Rizal	司令礁	Siling Jiao	Đá Núi Le		0	1988		A sand "cay", 0.5 m high, surrounded by two lagoons. Parts of reef above water at high tide. It is a typical reef lying underwater and is now being manned by a military contingent based and established in the area. Phil. name is after Jose Rizal, Philippines' official national hero.
Cornwallis South Reef	VI	Osmeña	南华礁	Nanhua Jiao	Đảo Trường Sa Đông		0	1978		Naturally above water only at low tide and encloses a lagoon. Phil. name is after Sergio Osmeña, Philippines' second President.
Cuarteron Reef	PRC	Calderon	华阳礁	Huayang Jiao	Bãi /Đá Châu Viên		0	1988	London Reefs	Coral rocks only. Highest are 1.5 m high, on the north. Phil. name is after Felipe Calderon, a Filipino constitutionalist and intellectual during during the Philippine Revolution.
Dallas Reef	MS	Rajah Matanda	光星礁	Guangxing Jiao	Bãi Kiêu Ngựa	Terumbu Laya	0			Naturally above water only at low tide and encloses a lagoon. Several soldiers stationed. Malaysia is also using this reef for tourism. Phil. name is after Rajah Matanda, a muslim king in Manila during the 16th century.
Director Shoal	[RP]	Tamban					0			Phil. name is the Tagalog term for herring or sardines.
Discovery Small Reef	[ZERO]	Gomez	小现礁	Xiaoxian Jiao	Đá Nhỏ		0			Above water only at low tide. Phil. name is after Mariano Gomez, a Filipino martyr priest and one of the Gomburza.
East London Reef	VI	Silangang Quezon	东礁	Dong Jiao	Đá Đông		0	1988	London Reefs	Rocks up to 1 m high and encloses a lagoon. Phil. name is after Manuel Quezon. Silangan means east.
Edmund Reef	[ZERO]		南门礁	Nanmen Jiao			0		Union banks	Lies 4 miles (6 km) east of Vietnam-occupied Sin Cowe Island and 4 miles (6 km) west of Kennan Reef.
Eldad Reef	[ZERO]	Malvar		Anda Jiao			0		Tizard Banks	Only a few large rocks are naturally above water at high tide. Phil. name is after Miguel Malvar, a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution.
Erica Reef/ Enloa Reef	MS	Gabriela Silang		Boji Jiao		Terumbu Siput	0	1999		Above water only at low tide and has some isolated rocks on the eastern edge stand above high water. Phil. name is after Gabriela Silang, a Filipina revolutionary during the Spanish period and is considered as the feminist symbol of Filipino women.
Fiery Cross Reef/ Northwest Investigator Reef	PRC	Kagitingan	永暑礁	Yongshu Jiao	Đá Chữ Thập		0	1988		It has rocks up to 1 m high which are all below at high tide. It has guano deposits. PRC built a navy harbor by blasting, piling up and cementing coral. The establishment is 8,080 square meters and 14 miles (23 km) long. A marine observation station was built in 1988. Coconut, fir, and banyan trees were planted. Actually composed of 3 reefs. Phil. name literally means bravery.
First Thomas Reef	[PRC]	Bulig		Xinyi Jiao	Bãi Suối Ngà		0			A few rocks are permanently above sea level and it encloses a lagoon. Filipino soldiers from nearby Second Thomas Reef, as well as Filipino fisherfolks, visit this reef daily to fish. Much of the reef is above water at low tide. Phil. name literally means mudfish
Flat Island[MAP]	RP	Patag	费信岛	Feixin Dao	Đảo Bình Nguyên		0.57			The fourteenth largest Spratly island. About 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Philippine-occupied Lawak Island (Nanshan Island). It has no underground water source. It is a low, flat, sandy cay, 240 by 90 m, subject to erosion. It has a nearby reef which is above water at high tide. It has large guano deposits and no vegetation. Presently, this island serves only as a military observation post for the Municipality of Kalayaan. Phil. name literally means flat.
Ganges Reef	[RP]	Palma					0			Phil. name is after Jose Palma, the composer of Philippine National Anthem.
Gaven Reef	PRC	Burgos	南薰礁	Nanxun Jiao	Đá Ga Ven		0	1988	Tizard Banks	A sand dune, 2 m high. It has a fringing reef plus a reef 2 miles (3 km) to the south, both covered at high tide. A tw0-story building was built here. Southern reef was occupied by PRC on July 4, 1992. Phil. name is after José Apolonio Burgos, a Filipino martyr priest and one of the Gomburza.
Glasgow Bank	[ZERO]	Aguinaldo					0			Some sources say this area is occupied by the Philippines due to its proximity to the Commodore Reef. Phil. name is after Emilio Aguinaldo, a general during the Philippine Revolution and Philippines' first President.
Grainger Bank	VI		李准滩	Lizhun Tan	Bãi Quế Đường		0	1989
Great Discovery Reef	VI	Paredes	大现礁	Daxian Dao	Đá Lớn		0	1988
Grierson Reef	VI	Julian Felipe	染青沙洲	Ranqing Shazhou			0	1988	Union Banks
Half Moon Shoal	[RP]	Hasahasa		Banyue Jiao	Bãi Trăng Khuyết		0
Hallet Reef	[ZERO]		安乐礁	Anle Jiao			0
Hardy Reef	[RP]			Banlu Jiao			0
Higgens Reef[MAP]	VI		屈原礁	Quyuan Jiao	Đá Hi Ghen, Đá Hi Gen		0		Union Banks
Holliday Reef	[ZERO]			Changxian Jiao			0
Hopkins Reef	[RP]						0
Hopps Reef	[ZERO]			Lusha Jiao	Đá Hop		0
Hughes Reef[MAP]	PRC		东门礁	Dongmen Jiao			0	1988	Union Banks
Itu Aba Island[MAP]	ROC	Ligao	太平岛	Taiping Dao	Đảo Ba Bình		46	1956	Tizard Banks
Investigator Shoal	MS	Pawikan		Yuya Jiao	Bãi Thám Hiểm	Terumbu Peninjau	0	1999
Investigator Northeast Shoal	[RP]	Dalagang Bukid					0
Iroquois Reef	[RP]	Del Pilar		Houteng Jiao			0
Irving Reef	[RP]	Balagtas	火艾礁	Huo'ai Jiao	Đảo Cá Nhám		0
Jackson Atoll	[ZERO]	Quirino		Wufan(g) Jiao			0
Johnson South Reef[MAP]	PRC	Mabini	赤瓜礁	Chigua Jiao	Đá Gạc Ma		0	1988	Union Banks
Jones Reef[MAP]	[ZERO]		漳溪礁	Zhangxi Jiao			0
Kennan/McKennan Reef[MAP]	[PRC]		西门礁	Ximen Jiao	Đá Ken Nan		0		Union Banks
Ladd Reef	VI		日积礁	Riji Jiao	Đá Lát		0	1988
Lankiam Cay[MAP]	RP	Panata	杨信沙洲	Yangxin Shazhou	Cồn San Hô Lan Can		5.3	1975	Loiata Banks
Landsdowne Reef	VI	Pagkakaisa	琼礁	Qiong Jiao	Đá Len Đao		0		Union Banks
Livock Reef	[ZERO]	Jacinto (NE part), Bonifacio (SW part)		Sanjiao Jiao			0
Loaita Island[MAP]	RP	Kota	南钥岛	Nanyue Dao	Đảo Loại Ta		6.45	1968	Loiata Banks
Loaita Cay	[RP]			Nanyao Shazhou	Bãi Loại Ta		??		Loaita Banks
Loaita Nan/ Loaita Southwest Reef	[RP]			Shuanghuang Shazhou	Bãi Loại Ta Nam		0		Loaita Banks
Lord Auckland Reef	[RP]	Lapu-lapu					0
Louisa Reef	MS		南通礁	Nantong Jiao		Terumbu Semarang/ Barat Kecil	0
Lys Shoal	[ZERO]	Bisugo					0
Mariveles Reef	MS	Mariveles	南海礁	Nanhai Jiao	Bãi /Đá Kỳ Vân	Terumbu Mantanani	0	1986		A sand cay, 1.5-2 m high, surrounded by two lagoons, parts of which are above water at high tide. Several soldiers stationed. Occupied since 1986.
Menzies Reef	[ZERO]	Lakandula		Mengzi Jiao	Đá Men Di		0		Loaita Banks
Mischief Reef	PRC	Panganiban	美济礁	Meiji Jiao	Đá Vành Khăn		0	1995
Namyit Island[MAP]	VI	Binago	鸿庥岛	Hongxiu Dao	Đảo Nam Yết		5.3		Tizard Banks
Nanshan Island[MAP]	RP	Lawak	马欢岛	Mahuan Dao	Đảo Vĩnh Viễn		7.93
North Reef[MAP]	[RP]	Hilaga		Dongbei Jiao			0		North Danger Reefs
North Viper Shoal	[ZERO]	Maya-maya					0
Northeast Cay[MAP]	RP	Parola	北子岛	Beizi Dao	Đảo Song Tử Đông		12.7		North Danger Reefs
Owen Shoal	[ZERO]			Aoyuan Ansha			0
Pearson Reef	VI	Hizon	毕生礁	Bisheng Jiao	Đảo Phan Vinh		0	1988
Pennsylvania North Reef	[RP]						0
Pennsylvania South Reef	[RP]						0
Petley Reef	VI		舶兰礁	Bolan Jiao	Đá Núi Thị		0	1988	Tizard Banks
Pigeon Reef/ Tennent Reef	VI		无乜礁	Wumie Jiao	Đá Tiên Nữ		0	1988
Prince Consort Bank	VI		西卫滩	Xiwei Tan	Bãi Phúc Nguyên		0	1989
Prince of Wales Bank	[ZERO]			Guangya Tan	Bãi Phúc Tần		0
Reed Tablemount/Bank (including Nares Bank and Marie Louise Bank)	[RP]	Recto			Bãi Cỏ Rồng		0
Rifleman Bank (containing Bombay Castle)	VI		南薇滩	Nanwei Tan	Bãi Vũng Mây		0	1989
Royal Captain Shoal	[RP]	Kanduli		Jiangzhang Ansha			0
Sabina Shoal	[RP]	Escoda					0
Sand Cay	VI	Bailan	敦谦沙洲	Dunqian Shazhou	Đảo Sơn Ca		7	1974	Tizard Banks
Sandy Cay/ Extension Reef[MAP]	[RP]			Tiexian Jiao			0		Thitu Reefs
Sandy Shoal	[RP]	Mabuhangin					0
Scarborough Shoal	[RP]	Panatag/ Isla Bajo de Masinloc		Huang Yen Tao			0
Seahorse Shoal	[RP]	Baybaying Dagat					0
Second Thomas Reef	RP	Ayungin					0	1999
Sin Cowe Island[MAP]	VI	Rurok	景宏岛	Jinghong Dao	Đảo Sinh Tồn		8	1974	Union Banks
South Reef[MAP]	VI	Timog	奈罗礁	Nailuo Jiao	Đá Nam		0	1988
Southwest Cay[MAP]	VI	Pugad	南子岛	Nanzi Dao	Đảo Song Tử Tây		12		North Danger Reef
Spratly Island (proper)/Storm Island	VI	Lagos	南威岛	Nanwei Dao	Đảo Trường Sa		13	1974
Stag Shoal	[ZERO]						0
Subi Reef[MAP]	PRC	Zamora	渚碧礁	Zhubi Dao	Đá Su Bi		0		Thitu Reefs
Swallow Reef/Island	MS	Celerio	弹丸礁	Danwan Jiao	Đá Hoa Lau	Terumbu Layang Layang	6.2	1983
Templar Bank	[RP]	Dalag					0
Thitu Island[MAP]	RP	Pagasa	中业岛	Zhongye Dao	Đảo Thị Tứ		37.2	1968	Thitu Reefs
Tieshi Reef	[RP]			Tieshi Jiao			0
Trident Shoal	[ZERO]	Tatlong-tulis					0
Vanguard Bank	VI		万安滩	Wan'an Tan	Bãi Tư Chính		0	1989
Viper Shoal	[ZERO]	Tomas Claudio					0
West London Reef	VI	Kanlurang Quezon	西礁	Xi Jiao	Đá Tây		0		London Reefs
West York Island	RP	Parola	西月岛	Xiyue Dao	Đảo Bến Lạc, Đảo Dừa		18.6
Whitson Reef	PRC		牛轭礁	Niu'e Jiao	Đá Ba Đầu		0		Union Banks

^a PRC:

• First Thomas Shoal: Several sources says that this feature is occupied PRC. However, other sources don't support it. PRC may have occupied this feature in the past for a brief period.

• McKennan Reef: Several sources says that this feature is occupied PRC. However, other sources don't support it. Occupation is probably confused because it lies very close to PRC-occupied Hughes Reef. If not occupied by PRC, this feature is still virtually occupied by PRC.

^b RP:

• Irving Reef: A source says it was occupied by the Philippines. However, other sources don’t support it. Because it lies in the middle of between all Philippine-occupied Spratly islands, Philippines may have effective control of this feature. Philippine naval vessels are always anchored in the region between all Philippine-occupied islands.

• Scarborough Shoal: Many sources still say that this feature is not occupied. However, some sources, especially Philippine news articles, say that Philippine Navy has a permanent active presence it this feature resulting to numerous arrests of Chinese fishermen who use illegal fishing methods.

• Loaita Cay, Loaita Nan, Sandy Cay and Tieshi Reef: Virtually occupied by the Philippines.

• Others: All features located to the east of 116°E meridian are largely controlled by the Philippines. All features here are at most 100 miles (161 km) from Palawan's west coast. Philippine officials often dub this area as an "obvious" part of the Philippines for their close proximity with Palawan. Instead of occupying the features here, the Philippines have just built naval bases and air fields in Palawan. Many Filipino fishermen swarm this region and they closely cooperate with the Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard, further boosting Philippines' control of this region. The Philippines had blasted numerous buoys and markers placed by PRC here. The Malampaya Gas Field and Reed Bank concessions are also located here.

^c ZERO:

• Zero-occupancy: These are the unoccupied features. Some sources say that some of these features are occupied by Vietnam or China but most sources, including the latest, say that they are not occupied. Occupation are probably confused because the said reefs are very close to occupied features. There are many unoccupied features in the Spratly chain. The current Code of Conduct prohibits any country from acquiring new features. Many of these features are actually in between and near two or more occupied features of different countries. Thus, they serve like buffer zones. Example of this is Jones Reef which lies almost exactly between PRC-occupied Hughes Reef and Vietnamese-occupied Higgens Reef.