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Namyit Island, also known as Vietnamese: Đảo Nam Yết; Binago Island (Tagalog: Pulo ng Binago); Mandarin Chinese: 鴻庥島/鸿庥岛; pinyin: Hóngxiū Dǎo, is the third-largest island on Tizard Bank in the northwest of the Spratly Islands in South China Sea. With an area of 5.3 hectares (13 acres), it is the twelfth-largest naturally-occurring Spratly island, and the fifth-largest among the Vietnamese-administered islands. The island is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, and Taiwan (ROC).

Namyit Island

Disputed island Other names: Đảo Nam Yết (Vietnamese) Binago Island (Philippine English) Pulo ng Binago (Filipino) 鴻庥島 / 鸿庥岛 Hóngxiū Dǎo (Chinese)
Namyit Island
Namyit Island
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	10°10′46″N 114°22′00″E
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Administered by
Vietnam
District	Trường Sa District
Commune	Sinh Tồn Commune
Claimed by
China
Philippines
Taiwan

History in the 20th century

Although two South Vietnamese warships (the HQ-04 Tuy Dong and HQ-05 Tay Ket) stopped at Namyit Island in 1962,[1] South Vietnamese troops did not set up a permanent garrison on the islet until August 1973. On 6 September 1973, the Republic of Vietnam's Ministry of the Interior signed Decree No. 420-BNV/HCĐP/26 merging some Spratly islands, including Namyit, into Phuoc Hai Commune, Dat Do District, Phuoc Tuy Province.[2] South Vietnam continued to administer the entity until 27 April 1975 when their troops were evicted by the Vietnam People's Army.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

11 nautical miles (20 kilometres) to the south of Itu Aba Island,[3] Namyit Island is a small oval-shaped coral island which is 600 metres (660 yards) long and 125 metres (137 yards) wide. The coral reef on which the island lies is 0.2 metres (7.9 inches) to 0.4 metres (1 foot 4 inches) above the sea during low tide.[3] There is a heliport at the end of island.[4]

Namyit Island Light is a white round tower with red bands standing 23 metres (75 feet) in height.

Ecology

Namyit Island has no source of fresh water, and its coral sand is not suitable for plants in general. The island is covered with small trees, bushes and grass and is inhabited by sea birds.[4] The surrounding water is home to 492 species of plankton, 86 species of seaweed, two species of seagrass, 225 species of benthic organisms, 160 species of coral, 414 species of reef fish and two species of sea turtles.[5]

See also

• Trường Sa District
• Spratly Islands dispute

References

External links

• Maritime Transparency Initiative Island Tracker
• Namyit Island, Google Maps

На других языках

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- [en] Namyit Island

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[es] Isla Namyit

La isla Namyit[1] o isla Nam Yet (tagalo: Binago; chino simplificado: 鸿 庥 岛; chino tradicional: 岛 庥 鸿; pinyin: Dao Hongxiu; vietnamita: Đảo Nam Yết) es una de las islas Spratly en el mar de China Meridional. Con una superficie de 5,3 hectáreas, es la duodécima mayor de las islas Spratly y la quinta más grande entre las islas del archipiélago ocupadas por los vietnamitas. Está cubierta de árboles pequeños, arbustos y césped, tiene un arrecife costero y está habitada por aves marinas. Esta isla, ocupada por Vietnam desde 1975, es también reclamada por China, Taiwán y Filipinas. Es parte de los Bancos Tizard.[1]

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[fr] Île Namyit

L'île Namyit, en vietnamien : Đảo Nam Yết, est une île située, dans le banc de Tizard, dans les îles Spratleys en mer de Chine méridionale. Il est contrôlé par le Viêt Nam depuis 1973, mais est revendiqué par les Philippines, la Chine et Taïwan.

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