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Pratas Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (530 words) |
 | Pratas is located 850km southwest of Taipei and 340km southeast of Hong Kong in the northern part of the South China Sea or the Pratas Terrace (20°43′N 116°42′E). |
| As a disputed island, there are no inhabitants on the island and are only visited by the military personnel or researchers. |
| A runway is located on the north end of Pratas Island with a small airport terminal at the eastern end. |
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| There are minerals, natural gas, and oil deposits on the islands and their nearby seafloor. |
| The Islands locate on a shallow humite[?]-layer continental shelf[?] with an average of 200 metres deep. |
| Except one volcano-island, the islands are made of coral reefs of varying ages and formations. |
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