Hughes Reef
| Disputed island Other names: Dōngmén jiāo đá Tư Nghĩa | |
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| Map of Union Banks, Hughes Reef to the northeast | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | 9°55′N 114°30′E / 9.917°N 114.500°ECoordinates: 9°55′N 114°30′E / 9.917°N 114.500°E |
| Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
| Administered by | |
| People's Republic of China | |
| Claimed by | |
| People's Republic of China | |
Hughes Reef (Chinese: 东门礁; pinyin: Dōngmén jiāo, Vietnamese: đá Tư Nghĩa) is a reef in Union banks in the Spratly group of islands, South China Sea. It is only above water at low tide.[1] China has reclaimed land on the reef, bringing its area to 7.6 hectares.[2]
It lies in the center of Spratlys, is occupied by the People's Republic of China, and has a lighthouse[3] on top of a two storied Chinese defence outpost on it.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Digital Gazetteer of the Spratly Islands". www.southchinasea.org. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "Hughes reef tracker". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ "Lighthouses maintained by China". Lighthouses of the Spratly Islands. University of North Carolina. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Photo : Hughes reef outpost and lighthouse". Panoromio. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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