Southwest Cay

Southwest Cay incident

Date	1975
Location	Southwest Cay
Result	South Vietnamese Capture of Southwest Cay

Belligerents

Southwest Cay (11°26′N 114°20′E / 11.433°N 114.333°E / 11.433; 114.333Coordinates: 11°26′N 114°20′E / 11.433°N 114.333°E / 11.433; 114.333) (Chinese: 南子岛; pinyin: Nánzǐ Dǎo; Tagalog: Pugad; Vietnamese: Đảo Song Tử Tây) is an islet on the northwestern edge of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. It is part of the atoll North Danger Reef, and just 1.75 miles southwest of Northeast Cay. With an area of 12 hectares, it is the sixth largest of the Spratly Islands, and the second largest of the Vietnamese-occupied Spratly Islands. Southwest Cay has the archipelago's highest point, at 4 meters above sea level. It was once a breeding place for birds, and was covered with trees and guano; export of guano had been carried out "on a considerable scale".