Barque Canada Reef
Appearance
Disputed reef | |
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![]() Barque Canada Reef | |
Other names | Lizzie Weber Reef Bãi Thuyền Chài (Vietnamese) Terumbu Perahu (Malay) Mascarado/Magsaysay Reef (Philippine English) Bahura ng Mascarado/Magsaysay (Filipino) 柏礁 Bǎi jiāo (Chinese) |
Geography | |
Location | South China Sea |
Coordinates | 8°10′0″N 113°18′0″E / 8.16667°N 113.30000°E |
Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
Administration | |
District | Trường Sa District |
Township | Trường Sa Township |
Claimed by | |
Barque Canada Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Mascarado/Magsaysay); Malay: Terumbu Perahu; Thuyền Chài Reef (Vietnamese: Bãi Thuyền Chài); Mandarin Chinese: 柏礁; pinyin: Bǎi jiāo, is a reef on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The reef has been occupied by Vietnam since 1988. It is also claimed by China (PRC), Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).[1][2][3]
The government of Vietnam began a major project to develop Barque Canada Reef in 2022.[4] This activity involved dredging and reclaiming land, as well as erecting new structures such as harbors and sea walls.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Vietnamese)Mai Thanh Hai (April 26, 2015). "Trường Sa sau ngày tiếp quản - Kỳ 4: Đau đáu Chữ Thập, Châu Viên, Gạc Ma". Thanh Niên. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ D. J. Hancox; John Robert Victor Prescott (1995). A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands and an Account of Hydrographic Surveys Amongst Those Islands. IBRU. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-897643-18-1.
- ^ "Barque Canada Reef". cil.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b Tan, Rebecca; Karklis, Laris (9 August 2024). "Vietnam accelerates island building to challenge China's maritime claims". The Washington Post.