Discovery Great Reef

Discovery Great Reef
Disputed reef
Discovery Great Reef in 2023
Discovery Great Reef is located in Spratly Islands
Discovery Great Reef
Discovery Great Reef
Other namesĐá Lớn
(Vietnamese)
Paredes Reef (Philippine English)
Bahura ng Paredes(Filipino)
大现礁 Dàxiàn jiāo (Chinese)
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates10°3′42″N 113°51′6″E / 10.06167°N 113.85167°E / 10.06167; 113.85167 (Discovery Great Reef)
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Administration
DistrictTrường Sa District
CommuneSinh Tồn Commune
Claimed by

Discovery Great Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Paredes); Lớn Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Lớn); Mandarin Chinese: 大现礁; pinyin: Dàxiàn jiāo, is a reef on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The reef has been occupied by Vietnam since 1988. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).[1][2][3]


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References

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  1. ^ (in Vietnamese)Mai Thanh Hai (May 5, 2018). "Đá Lớn đã lớn". Thanh Niên. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ^ D. J. Hancox; John Robert Victor Prescott (1995). A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands and an Account of Hydrographic Surveys Amongst Those Islands. IBRU. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-1-897643-18-1.
  3. ^ "Discovery Great Reef". cil.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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