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Lankiam Cay, also known as Panata Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Panata, lit. 'Island of Oath'; Mandarin Chinese: 楊信沙洲/杨信沙洲; pinyin: Yángxìn Shāzhōu; Vietnamese: đá An Nhơn), is the smallest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands. It has an area of 0.44 hectares (1.1 acres) (4,400 sq. m), and is located about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) east-northeast of Philippine-occupied Loaita (Kota) Island,[1] just west of the north of Dangerous Ground.[2]

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Lankiam Cay

Disputed island Other names: Panata Island (Philippine English) Pulo ng Panata (Filipino) đá An Nhơn (Vietnamese) 楊信沙洲 / 杨信沙洲 Yángxìn Shāzhōu (Chinese)
Lankiam Cay
Lankiam Cay
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	10°43′N 114°32′E
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Administered by
Philippines
Region	IV-B - MIMAROPA
Province	Palawan
Municipality	Kalayaan
Claimed by
People's Republic of China
Philippines
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Vietnam

The island is administered by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan, Palawan, and is the eighth largest of the Philippine-occupied islands. It is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam.

Environment

At one time the island had a surface area of more than 5 hectares (12 acres), but strong waves brought by a strong typhoon washed out the sandy surface (beach) of the island leaving behind the calcarenite foundation that can be seen at low tide. It has a wide lagoon.

Philippine occupation

The island is guarded by soldiers stationed at nearby Loaita Island who regularly visit. It is kept under observation from a tall structure on Loaita Island.

The location of this outpost, which the Philippines calls Panata Island, is often misreported as being on Lankiam Cay, to the east of Loaita Island. While reports suggest Lankiam was once a small sandy cay, it appears to have been washed away, leaving only a submerged reef and a small, shifting sand bar. If there was ever a Filipino facility there, it was moved to Loaita Cay and took the name “Panata Island” with it.[3]

See also

• Policies, activities and history of the Philippines in Spratly Islands

References

External links

• Google Map of Lankiam Cay

На других языках

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- [en] Lankiam Cay

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[es] Cayo Lankiam

Cayo Lankiam o Isla Panata (tagalo: Panata; chino: 杨信沙洲, pinyin: Yangxin Shazhou; vietnamita: Cồn San Hô Lan Can) es la isla más pequeña del archipiélago Spratly. Es además la séptima más grande entre las islas ocupadas por las Filipinas de ese grupo. Tiene una superficie de 0,44 hectáreas (4.400 metros cuadrados). Se encuentra a 8 millas (13 km) al noreste de la isla Kota (Isla Loaita), que también está ocupada por los filipinos. Esta isla es administrada por las Filipinas, como parte de Kalayaan, Palawan. Panata es la palabra para referirse a un juramento en el idioma tagalo.

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