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Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines Geographic coordinates
16 30 N, 112 00 E
Map references
Southeast Asia
Area
Total Ca. 7.75 sq km
Land Ca. 7.75 sq km Water 0 sq km Area - comparative
NA
Land boundaries
0 km
Coastline
518 km
Maritime claims
NA
Climate
Tropical
Terrain
Mostly low and flat
Elevation extremes
Lowest point South China Sea 0 m
Highest point Unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m Natural resources
None
Land use
Arable land 0%
Permanent crops 0% Other 100% (2005) Irrigated land
0 sq km
Natural hazards
Typhoons
Environment - current issues
NA
Geography - note
Composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group
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The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied all the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. China built a military installation on Woody Island with an airfield and artificial harbor. The islands also are claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam.