Spratly Islands
group of reefs, islets, atolls, cays and islands
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The Spratly Islands are a place with an elevation of 4.
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Geography
Location
Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines
Climate
tropical
Terrain
small, flat islands, islets, cays, and reefs
Natural resources
fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Trường Sa[3], Zhongxing Village[4], Sabah[5], Exclusive economic zone of Brunei[6], Nansha District[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: West Philippine Sea[8]
- Instance of: disputed territory[9]
- Commons category: Spratly Islands[10]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[11], UTC+07:00[12]
- Has part(s): North Danger Reefs[13], Thitu Island and Reefs[14], Loai-ta Bank and Reefs[15], Tizard Bank[16], Union banks[17], Reed Tablemount[18], Amy Douglas Bank[19], Nanfang Reefs[20], London Reefs[21], Rifleman Bank[22], Barque Canada Reef[23], Investigator Shoal[24], Asdasier Bank[25], Luconia Shoals[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Spratly Islands include it dispute[27], a territorial dispute[28].
Why It Matters
Spratly Islands has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for it include it dispute[27], a territorial dispute[28].