Woody Island (South China Sea)

Woody Island
Disputed island;
	Aerial view of Woody and Rocky Islands
	Yongxing Huangyan Huayang Meiji Zhongjian Island Yongshu Zhubi Location of the major islands in Sansha; Legend：; Black：Yongxing Island (seat of Sansha); Red：Chigua Reef; Green：Dongmen Reef; Yellow：Huangyan Island; Red：Huayang Reef; Blue：Meiji Reef; Blue：Nanxun Reef; Black：Zhongjian Island; Green：Yongshu Reef; Purple：Zhubi Reef
Other names	Yongxing Island, ; Phú Lâm Island
Geography
Coordinates	16°50′3″N 112°20′15″E / 16.83417°N 112.33750°E
Area	2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Length	1.850 km (1.1495 mi)
Width	1.160 km (0.7208 mi)
Administration
	People's Republic of China
Province	Hainan
City	Sansha
Claimed by
	Republic of China (Taiwan)
	Vietnam
Demographics
Population	1,443 (2014)

Woody Island, also known as Yongxing Island (永兴岛 or 永興島 or Yǒngxīng Dǎo) and known as Phu Lam Island (Đảo Phú Lâm), is the largest of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.^[2]

The island is controlled by the People's Republic of China. It is part of the city of Sansha.

Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army are stationed on the island.

The island is also claimed by the Taiwan, Republic of China, and Vietnam.^[2]

Related pages

South China Sea Islands

Footnotes

↑ "China begins building school on Yongxing island – that has disputed ownership with Vietnam". The Independent (UK). Associated Press. 15 June 2014.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "New city established on Yongxing Island," China Daily (PRC). 24 July 2012; retrieved 2013-4-29.

Other websites

[School2014-1] "China begins building school on Yongxing island – that has disputed ownership with Vietnam". The Independent (UK). Associated Press. 15 June 2014.

[chinadaiy-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "New city established on Yongxing Island," China Daily (PRC). 24 July 2012; retrieved 2013-4-29.

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