Dallas Reef
| Disputed atoll | |
|---|---|
| File:Dallas Reef, Spratly Islands.png Satellite image of Dallas Reef by NASA. | |
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| Other names | Terumbu Laya (Malay) Đá Suối Cát (Vietnamese) 光星礁 Guāngxīng Jiāo (Chinese) Rajah Matanda Reef (Philippine English) Bahura ng Rajah Matanda (Filipino) |
| Geography | |
| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
| Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Administration | |
| State | File:Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah |
| Division | Kudat |
| District | Kudat |
| Claimed by | |
| City | Sansha, Hainan |
| Municipality | Cijin, Kaohsiung |
| District | Truong Sa, Khanh Hoa |
Dallas Reef (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.), also known as Malay: Terumbu Laya; Vietnamese: đá Suối Cát; Mandarin Chinese: 光星礁; pinyin: Guāngxīng Jiāo; Rajah Matanda Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Rajah Matanda), lies on the SW extremity of Dangerous Ground (South China Sea) in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.[1]
It is approximately 7 km long and 2 km wide, and encloses a lagoon ~15m deep. It is 9 km west of Ardasier Reef, and 26 km north of Swallow Reef.
As with all of the Spratly Islands, the ownership of the atoll is disputed. It is controlled by Malaysia, and claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Vietnam.[2] The Filipino name is named after precolonial Philippine ruler of Manila, Rajah Matanda.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ http://www.oceangrafix.com/chart/zoom?chart=93047 SW Dangerous Ground
- ^ Dallas Reef is not claimed by the Philippines – it lies outside of the Kalayaan Island Group claimed area.
