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2536:Nanshan Island
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2488:Zhongzhou Reef
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2483:Taiping Island
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2670:London Reefs
2603:Collins Reef
2577:Sabina Shoal
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2429:Thitu Island
2425:Thitu Reefs
2337:Walker Shoal
2276:Money Island
2253:Woody Island
2238:Rocky Island
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2081:Whitsun Reef
2076:Western Reef
2066:Sabina Shoal
2016:Tennent Reef
1981:Pearson Reef
1941:Collins Reef
1856:Thitu Island
1786:Swallow Reef
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2754:Louisa Reef
2749:Amboyna Cay
2635:Dallas Reef
2608:Hughes Reef
2598:Union Banks
2531:Flat Island
2498:Irving Reef
2468:Gaven Reefs
2463:Tizard Bank
2446:Lankiam Cay
2441:Loaita Bank
2302:Bombay Reef
2243:Tree Island
1986:Petley Reef
1921:Amboyna Cay
1916:Alison Reef
1826:Lankiam Cay
1821:Irving Reef
1816:Flat Island
1803:Philippines
1766:Dallas Reef
1721:Hughes Reef
1716:Gaven Reefs
1681:Louisa Reef
1649:Union Banks
1644:Tizard Bank
1624:Loaita Bank
1476:17 February
1451:17 December
1226:"Reef Wars"
1057:27 November
1012:. Wikimapia
994:27 November
910:Měijì Shèqū
588:Union Banks
573: /
515:Philippines
472:Sansha City
464:Philippines
346:Philippines
255:Archipelago
242: /
218:Coordinates
176:Other names
3020:Categories
2969:Spratly Is
2640:Erica Reef
2451:Loaita Cay
2001:South Reef
1831:Loaita Cay
1771:Erica Reef
1471:Simularity
1395:30 January
1369:. GMA News
1205:0415347106
1150:. ABC News
970:References
621:in nearby
429:Měijì Jiāo
405:Vietnamese
314:Claimed by
192:(Filipino)
40:in Chinese
2944:Pratas Is
2940:Airports
2922:Transport
2707:Ladd Reef
2434:Subi Reef
2392:Dangerous
2258:Qilian Yu
2248:West Sand
1966:Ladd Reef
1736:Subi Reef
1231:Time Asia
1177:7 October
964:Subi Reef
855:Concrete
826:Direction
203:Geography
182:(Chinese)
99:talk page
2979:Thitu Is
2952:Woody Is
2478:Sand Cay
1991:Sand Cay
1753:Malaysia
1246:22 March
1083:Archived
1016:17 March
943:See also
833:Surface
762:Location
752:Operator
729:Military
639:Dongguan
636:frigate
634:Type 053
586:east of
561:115°32′E
541:Mischief
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397:Filipino
291:Province
230:115°32′E
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2844:History
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1612:Regions
1506:7 April
1425:14 July
1330:17 July
1314:"Award"
1297:17 July
1281:"Award"
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814:Runways
721:Summary
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500:by the
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460:Palawan
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420:美濟礁/美济礁
416:Chinese
380:Vietnam
97:to the
79:in the
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2928:Ships
2914:(2014)
2908:(2012)
2902:(2012)
2896:(1988)
2890:(1975)
2884:(1974)
2878:(1944)
2394:Ground
1878:Taiwan
1673:Brunei
1604:(1988)
1598:(1975)
1415:Xinhua
1373:24 May
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1154:22 May
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849:8,900
846:03/21
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227:9°55′N
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1698:China
1336:p.260
1324:(PDF)
1317:(PDF)
1303:p.174
1291:(PDF)
1284:(PDF)
1079:(PDF)
734:Owner
619:buoys
444:atoll
329:China
281:China
59:DeepL
2721:East
2663:West
2509:WNW
2494:NNW
1508:2013
1478:2021
1453:2016
1427:2016
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1332:2016
1299:2016
1248:2008
1200:ISBN
1179:2014
1156:2014
1123:ISBN
1059:2013
1018:2014
996:2013
711:none
707:ICAO
700:none
696:IATA
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435:lit.
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1496:新华网
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