Spratly Islands

Summary

Spratly Islands is an island group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,166 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Spratly Islands is located in Trường Sa^[3].
• Spratly Islands is located in Zhongxing Village^[4].
• Spratly Islands is located in Sabah^[5].
• Spratly Islands is located in Exclusive economic zone of Brunei^[6].
• Spratly Islands is located in Nansha District^[7].
• Spratly Islands is on the body of water West Philippine Sea^[8].
• Spratly Islands's image is recorded as Spratly Islands-CIA WFB Map.png^[9].
• Spratly Islands's instance of is recorded as island group^[10].
• Spratly Islands's instance of is recorded as disputed territory^[11].
• Spratly Islands's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 236802542^[12].
• Spratly Islands's locator map image is recorded as Mapspratly.jpg^[13].
• Spratly Islands's IdRef ID is recorded as 028015584^[14].
• Spratly Islands's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00643944^[15].
• Spratly Islands's Commons category is recorded as Spratly Islands^[16].
• Spratly Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00^[17].
• Spratly Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+07:00^[18].
• Spratly Islands's has part is recorded as North Danger Reefs^[19].
• Spratly Islands's has part is recorded as Thitu Island and Reefs^[20].
• Spratly Islands's has part is recorded as Loai-ta Bank and Reefs^[21].
• Spratly Islands's has part is recorded as Tizard Bank^[22].
• Spratly Islands's has part is recorded as Union banks^[23].
• Spratly Islands's has part is recorded as Reed Tablemount^[24].
• Spratly Islands's has part is recorded as Amy Douglas Bank^[25].
• Spratly Islands's has part is recorded as Nanfang Reefs^[26].
• Spratly Islands's has part is recorded as London Reefs^[27].

Body

Geography

Located in include Trường Sa^[3], a rural district of Vietnam^[28], in Vietnam^[29], founded in 1982^[30]; Zhongxing Village^[4], a village of Taiwan^[31], in Taiwan^[32]; Sabah^[5], a state of Malaysia^[33], in Malaysia^[34], founded in 1963^[35]; Exclusive economic zone of Brunei^[6]; and Nansha District^[7], a district of China^[36], in People's Republic of China^[37], founded in 2020^[38]. Spratly Islands is on the body of water West Philippine Sea^[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island group^[10] and disputed territory^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Spratly Islands include it dispute^[39], a territorial dispute^[40].

Why It Matters

Spratly Islands ranks in the top 2% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,166 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include it dispute^[39], a territorial dispute^[40].