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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 |
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[177th of 239]
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Climate
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tropical |
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Coastline
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926 km |
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[95th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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South China Sea 0 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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8 38 N, 111 55 E |
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Geography > Note strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs |
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Irrigated land
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0 sq km |
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[176th of 196]
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Land use > Arable land
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0% |
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[224th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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100% |
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[11th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0% |
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[210th of 258]
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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 |
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Population density
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0 people per sqkm |
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[255th of 256]
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Terrain
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flat |
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