Lankiam Cay

Lankiam Cay
Disputed island
Geography
Position of Lankiam Cay
Location South China Sea
Coordinates 11°03′N 114°17′E / 11.050°N 114.283°E / 11.050; 114.283 (Lankiam Cay)Coordinates: 11°03′N 114°17′E / 11.050°N 114.283°E / 11.050; 114.283 (Lankiam Cay)
Archipelago Spratly Islands
Administered by
Philippines
Municipality Kalayaan, Palawan
Claimed by
People's Republic of China
Philippines
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Vietnam

Lankiam Cay 10°43′N 114°32′E / 10.717°N 114.533°E / 10.717; 114.533 (Tagalog: Panata, literally "oath"; Chinese: 杨信沙洲; pinyin: Yangxin Shazhou; Vietnamese: đá An Nhơn) is the smallest of the Spratly Islands. It has an area of 0.44 hectares (1.1 acres) (4,400 sq. m), and is located about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) eastnortheast of Philippine-occupied Loaita (Kota) Island,[1] just west of the north of Dangerous Ground.[2]

The island is administered by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan, Palawan, and is the seventh largest of the Philippine-occupied islands. It is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam.

Environment

At one time the island had a surface area of more than 5 hectares, but strong waves brought by a strong typhoon washed out the sandy surface (beach) of the island leaving behind the calcarenite foundation that can be seen at low tide. It has a wide lagoon.

Philippine occupation

The island is guarded by soldiers stationed at nearby Loaita Island who regularly visit. It is kept under observation from a tall structure on Loaita Island.

See also

References

  1. US NGA (15 Nov 2014). "Pub. 161, Sailing Directions (Enroute) South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, Fifteenth Edition, 2014." (PDF). msi.nga.mil. p. 9, (Section 1.24).
  2. NGA Chart 93044 shows the area NW of Dangerous Ground.

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