Gaven Reefs

Location of the Gaven Reefs.

The Gaven Reefs (Chinese: Nanxun Jiao 南薰礁 and Xinan Jiao 西南礁, Vietnamese: Đá Ga Ven and "Đá Lạc", Tagalog: Burgos) is a group of two reefs in the Tizard Bank of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.

They are controlled by China as part of Sansha, and claimed by Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam. They have a supply platform and a reef fortress. The supply platform has anti-aircraft guns, naval guns, search radars and radio communications equipment,[1] and reclamation work during 2014–15 expanded its area to 0.136 square kilometres (0.053 sq mi).[2]

The north reef (Naxun Jiao) comprises 86 hectares (210 acres) and its highest point is 1.9 meters (6 feet 3 inches) above sea level. The south reef (Xinan Jiao) comprises 67 ha (170 acres).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ DJ Sta. Ana, News5 (2011-05-24). "China builds more Spratly outposts". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Gaven reef tracker". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  3. ↑ D. J. Hancox, John Robert Victor Prescott (1995). A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands and an Account of Hydrographic Surveys Amongst Those Islands, Volume 1. IBRU. Retrieved 2012-07-25.

Coordinates: 10°12′30″N 114°13′30″E / 10.20833°N 114.22500°E / 10.20833; 114.22500


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