WomPom Factoid	Airport: Truong Sa
VietNam	Truong Sa Airport Spratly Islands, L Province	GPS 111°55'E 8°38'N
	The Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs. They are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and potentially by gas and oil deposits. They are claimed in their entirety by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, while portions are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. About 45 islands are occupied by relatively small numbers of military forces from China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Brunei has established a fishing zone that overlaps a southern reef, but has not made any formal claim. IATA Code Runway Name Length/ft Elevation/ft       Truong Sa Map: CIA Allison Reef Amboyna Cay Barque Canada Reef Bombay Castle          (aka Rifleman Bank) 114° 06’ E 112° 55’ E 113° 18’ E 111° 40’ E  -  -  -  -  8° 49’ N  7° 53.8’ N  8° 10’ N  7° 56’ N Bai Toc Tan Dao An Bang Chaw Shai/Chan Chai - Central Reef Collins Reef             (Johnson Reef-N) Cornwallis South Reef Discovery Great Reef 112° 21’ E   114° 13.7’ E   114° 11’ E 113° 51’ E  -  -  - -  8° 55’ N  9° 45’ N    8° 43’ N  10° 55’ N Con Guia/Trong Sa Dong Bai Vung May/Co Lin   Da Nui Le/Nut’le Da Lon East Reef Grainger Bank Kingston Shoal* Ladd Reef 112° 36’ E 110° 28’ E 111° 35’ E 111° 40’ E  -  -  -  -  8° 49’ N  7° 47’ N  7° 33’ N  8° 37’ N Con Dong/Da Dong Bai Que Duong - Da Lat Len Dao Namyit Island Orleana Shoal* Pearson Reef 116° 43.8’ E 114° 22’ E 114° 22’ E 113° 40.5’ E  - -- -  9° 46’ N 10° 11’ N 7° 42’ N 8° 57’ N - Nam Yit/Nam Yet - Hon Sip/Hon Sap Pentley Reef Pigeon Reef Prince Consort Bank Sand Cay 114° 35’ E 14° 39.2’ E 110° 00’ E 114° 28.7’ E  -  -  -  -  10° 24.5’ N  8° 51.8’ N  7° 53’ N  10° 22.7’ N  Do Thi Da Tien Nu Bai Phuc Nguyen Da Son Ca Sin Cowe Island Sin Cowe East Island South Reef Southwest Cay 114° 19.7’ E 114° 33.5’ E 114° 17.9’ E 114° 19.7’ E  -  -  -  -  9° 53.2’ N  9° 54.8’ N   11°23.2’ N  11°25.8’ N Dao Sinh Ton/Gac Ma Sinh Ton Dong Da Nam Dao Song Tu Tay Spratly Island Vanguard Bank West Reef  111° 55’ E 109° 43.7’ E 112° 12’ E  -  -  -  8°38.5’ N   7° 31.7’ N  8° 51’ N Dao Truong Sa Bai Tu Chinch Con Tay/Da Da Notes: Location:   Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines Map references:   Southeast Asia Area:   Total: less than 5 sq km   Land: less than 5 sq km   Water: 0 sq km Note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea   Area - comparative: Land boundaries:   0 km Coastline:   926 km Climate:   Tropical Terrain:   Flat Elevation extremes:   Lowest point: South China Sea 0 m   Highest point: unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 m Natural resources:   Fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential Land use:   Arable land: 0%   Permanent crops: 0%   Other: 100% (2001) Irrigated land:   0 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards:   Typhoons; serious maritime hazard because of numerous reefs and shoals Geography - note: Strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs People Spratly Islands Top of Page Population:   no indigenous inhabitants   Note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (July 2004 est.) Economy - overview:   Economic activity is limited to commercial fishing. The proximity to nearby oil- and gas-producing sedimentary basins suggests the potential for oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely unexplored; there are no reliable estimates of potential reserves; commercial exploitation has yet to be developed. Transportation Spratly Islands Ports and harbors:   None; offshore anchorage only Airports:   3 (2003 est.)  - with paved runways:    Total: 2      914 to 1,523 m: 1     less than 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)  - with unpaved runways:    Total: 1    914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.) Military Spratly Islands Military - note:   Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs, of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam Transnational Issues Spratly Islands All of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands but has not publicly claimed the reef; claimants in November 2002 signed the "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea," which has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct"	Close Have new information? Contact Us!
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