Senkaku Islands
| Disputed islands Other names: Japanese: 尖閣諸島 (Senkaku Islands) Chinese: 釣魚台列嶼 (Diaoyutai Islands) or 钓鱼岛及其附属岛屿 (Diaoyu Islands) Pinnacle Islands |
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Location of the islands (yellow rectangle and inset).
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| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 25°44′41.49″N 123°28′29.79″E / 25.7448583°N 123.4749417°E |
| Total islands | 5 + 3 rocks |
| Major islands | Uotsuri-shima / Diaoyu Dao Taishō-tō / Chiwei Yu Kuba-shima / Huangwei Yu Kita-Kojima / Bei Xiaodao Minami-Kojima / Nan Xiaodao |
| Area | 7 square kilometres (1,700 acres) |
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| Administered by | |
| Japan | |
| City | Ishigaki, Okinawa |
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| Japan | |
| City | Ishigaki, Okinawa |
| People's Republic of China | |
| County | Yilan County, Taiwan Province |
| Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
| Township | Toucheng, Yilan County, Taiwan Province |
The Senkaku Islands ( Senkaku-shotō?, variants: 尖閣群島 Senkaku-guntō and 尖閣列島 Senkaku-rettō) are a group of uninhabited islands controlled by Japan in the East China Sea. They are located roughly due east of Mainland China, northeast of Taiwan, west of Okinawa Island, and north of the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands. They are also known as the Diaoyu Islands (Chinese: ; pinyin: Diàoyúdǎo jí qí fùshǔ dǎoyǔ; also simply 钓鱼岛) in Mainland China, the Diaoyutai Islands (Chinese: ; pinyin: Diàoyútái liè yǔ) in Taiwan, and the Pinnacle Islands.
Following the discovery of potential undersea oil reserves in 1968 in the area and the 1971 transfer of administrative control of the islands from the United States to Japan, the latter's sovereignty over the territory is disputed by both the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (also known as Taiwan).
China claims the discovery and ownership of the islands from the 14th century, while Japan had ownership of the islands from 1895 until its surrender at the end of World War II. The United States administered the islands as part of the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands from 1945 until 1972, when the islands returned to Japanese control under the Okinawa Reversion Agreement between the United States and Japan.
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