Paracel Islands

Summary

Paracel Islands is an archipelago^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Paracel Islands is located in Xisha District^[3].
• Paracel Islands is located in Hoàng Sa^[4].
• Paracel Islands is in the country of People's Republic of China^[5].
• Paracel Islands is in the country of Vietnam^[6].
• Paracel Islands is in the country of Taiwan^[7].
• Paracel Islands is on the body of water South China Sea^[8].
• Paracel Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago^[9].
• Paracel Islands's instance of is recorded as disputed territory^[10].
• Paracel Islands's maintained by is recorded as Sansha^[11].
• Paracel Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yingqu Community^[12].
• Paracel Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zhao Shu Community^[13].
• Paracel Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yagong Community^[14].
• Paracel Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q14053134^[15].
• Paracel Islands is part of South China Sea Islands^[16].
• Paracel Islands's Commons category is recorded as Paracel Islands^[17].
• Paracel Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00^[18].
• Paracel Islands comprises Amphitrite Group^[19].
• Paracel Islands comprises Crescent Group^[20].
• Paracel Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 16.654612, 'lon': 112.747192}^[21].
• Paracel Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 16.5, 'lon': 112}^[22].
• Paracel Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Paracel Islands^[23].
• Paracel Islands's territory claimed by is recorded as Vietnam^[24].
• Paracel Islands's territory claimed by is recorded as People's Republic of China^[25].
• Paracel Islands's territory claimed by is recorded as Taiwan^[26].
• Paracel Islands sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include People's Republic of China^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in People's Republic of China^[29], founded in 1949^[30]; Vietnam^[6], a sovereign state^[31], in Vietnam^[32], founded in 1976^[33]; and Taiwan^[7], an island country^[34], in Taiwan^[35], founded in 1912^[36]. Located in include Xisha District^[3], a district of China^[37], in People's Republic of China^[38], founded in 2020^[39] and Hoàng Sa^[4], a rural district of Vietnam^[40], in Vietnam^[41]. Paracel Islands is on the body of water South China Sea^[8]. It is part of South China Sea Islands^[16].

Physical Characteristics

Paracel Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7.8'}^[42]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archipelago^[9] and disputed territory^[10].

Why It Matters

Paracel Islands has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]