Spratly Island
| Disputed island Other names: Storm Island, 南威島, đảo Trường Sa |
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Children playing on Spratly Island's beach
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| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | 8°38′41″N 111°55′12″E / 8.64472°N 111.92000°ECoordinates: 8°38′41″N 111°55′12″E / 8.64472°N 111.92000°E |
| Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
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| Vietnam | |
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| People's Republic of China | |
| Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Vietnam | ||||||||||
| Location | Spratly Island | ||||||||||
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 Truong Sa Airport
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Spratly Island (Chinese: 南威島; pinyin: Nánwēi dǎo; Vietnamese: đảo Trường Sa), also known as Storm Island, with an area of 15 hectares, is the fourth largest of the naturally occurringSpratly Islands in the South China Sea, and the largest of the Vietnamese-occupied/claimed Spratly islands.
It is also claimed by PRC and Republic of China.
Spratly island lies west of Dangerous Ground in the western half of the Spratly Islands. It is neighboured by Ladd Reef to the west, the London Reefs to the east, and others.
In April 1930, France sent the dispatch boat (aviso), la Malicieuse, to the archipelago and raised the flag of France on a high mound on Spratly Island, also known as île de la Tempête. According to an official announcement by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France occupied Spratly Island on April 13, 1930.
On 21 December 1933, the Governor of Cochinchina, Jean-Félix Krautheimer, signed Decree No. 4702-CP merging Spratly Island, Amboyna Cay, Itu Aba Island, Northeast Cay, Southwest Cay, Loaita Island, Thitu Island and other dependent islands with Ba Ria province (present-day Vietnam's Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province).
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