Area > A note includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea
Area > Note includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea
Area > Water	0 sq km		[177th of 239]
Climate	tropical
Coastline	926 km		[95th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	South China Sea 0 m
Geographic coordinates	8 38 N, 111 55 E
Geography > Note strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs
Irrigated land	0 sq km		[176th of 196]
Land use > Arable land	0%		[224th of 258]
Land use > Other	100%		[11th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[210th of 258]
Location Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines
Map references Southeast Asia
Natural hazards typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard
Natural resources fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[255th of 256]
Terrain	flat

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