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Hughes Reef (Mandarin Chinese: 東門礁/东门礁; pinyin: Dōngmén Jiāo, Vietnamese: đá Tư Nghĩa) is a reef in Union Banks in the Spratly group of islands, South China Sea claimed by the PRC (China), the ROC (Taiwan), the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam. It is only above water at low tide.[1]

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Hughes Reef

Disputed island Other names: 東門礁 / 东门礁 Dōngmén Jiāo (Chinese) đá Tư Nghĩa (Vietnamese)
Hughes Reef
Hughes Reef
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	9°55′N 114°30′E
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Administered by
People's Republic of China
Province	Hainan
City	Sansha
Claimed by
Taiwan
Vietnam
Philippines

The PRC has reclaimed land on the reef, bringing its area to 7.6 hectares, and occupied the reef.[2] The reef has a lighthouse[3] on top of a two storied defence outpost.[4]

Geographical features

On 12 July 2016, the tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration concluded that Hughes Reef is, or in its natural condition was, exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide and, accordingly, its low-tide elevations do not generate an entitlement to a territorial sea, exclusive economic zone or continental shelf.[5]

Military development

In late 2016, photographs emerged which suggested that Hughes Reef has been armed with anti-aircraft weapons and a CIWS missile-defence system.[6]

See also

• Great wall of sand
• Nine-dotted line

References

External links

• Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative Island Tracker

На других языках

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- [en] Hughes Reef

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[fr] Récif de Hughes

Le récif de Cuarteron est un récif situé dans les îles Spratleys en mer de Chine méridionale. Il est contrôlé par la République populaire de Chine mais est revendiqué par les Philippines, le Viet-Nam et Taïwan. Il fait l'objet d'aménagement dans le cadre de la grande muraille de sable.

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