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WESTERN REEF Latitude and Longitude:

10°16′00″N 113°37′00″E / 10.2667°N 113.6167°E / 10.2667; 113.6167
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Western Reef
Disputed reef
Western Reef
Western Reef is located in Spratly Islands
Western Reef
Western Reef
Other names
Đá Đền Cây Cỏ (Vietnamese)
福祿寺礁 / 福禄寺礁 Fúlùsì Jiāo (Chinese)
Geography
Location South China Sea
Coordinates 10°16′00″N 113°37′00″E / 10.2667°N 113.6167°E / 10.2667; 113.6167
Archipelago Spratly Islands
Claimed by

Western Reef ( Vietnamese: Đá Đền Cây Cỏ; Mandarin Chinese: 福祿寺礁 / 福禄寺礁; pinyin: Fúlùsì Jiāo) is a reef in the South China Sea, located 66.7 kilometres (41.4 mi) west of Gaven Reefs in the Spratly Islands. [1] [2]

References

  1. ^ Sailing Directions 161 (Enroute) - South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand (13 ed.). Bethesda, Maryland: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2011. p. 9.
  2. ^ Samuels, Marwyn S. (1982). Contest for the South China Sea. New York: Methuen. p. 190. ISBN  9780416331400.