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Nanshan Island, also known as Lawak Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Lawak, lit. 'Island of Vastness'; Mandarin Chinese: 馬歡島/马欢岛; pinyin: Mǎhuān Dǎo; Vietnamese: Đảo Vĩnh Viễn), is the eighth largest natural island of the Spratly Islands, and the fourth largest of the Philippine-occupied islands (none of the Philippine-occupied islands have any significant amount of reclaimed land). It has an area of 7.93 hectares (19.6 acres). It is located 98 miles (158 km) east of Thitu Island (Pag-asa). The island is administered by the Philippines as a part of Kalayaan, Palawan.

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Nanshan Island
Disputed island Other names: Lawak Island (Philippine English) Pulo ng Lawak (Filipino) 馬歡島 / 马欢岛 Mǎhuān Dǎo (Chinese) Đảo Vĩnh Viễn (Vietnamese)
Nanshan Island
Nanshan Island
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	10°44′N 115°48′E
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Administered by

Philippines
Region	IV-B - MIMAROPA
Province	Palawan
Municipality	Kalayaan

Claimed by

People's Republic of China


Republic of China (Taiwan)[1]


Vietnam

Environment

This island is a bird sanctuary. Its surroundings are highly phosphatized such that superphosphate materials can be mined out on a small-scale basis. Near the fringes of the breakwaters (approx. 2 miles (3 km) from the island), intact hard coral reefs were observed to retain their natural environment and beautiful tropical fishes were seen colonizing these coral beds of varying colors. It is also covered with coconut trees, bushes and grass. It is 580 m long, on the edge of a submerged reef.

Philippine occupation

A handful of Philippine soldiers and their families are stationed on the island, which has been inhabited since 1968 when the Philippines occupied this island.[2] There are only one to two structures in this island that serve as shelters for the soldiers. The soldiers are also the guard of nearby Flat Island which lies 6 miles (10 km) north-northeast of the island which is also occupied by the Philippines. The island has a helipad.

The Philippine Coast Guard constructed 5 lighthouses in the area, and this includes one on Nanshan Island.[3]

Lawak Island is claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam.

References

"Peace in the South China Sea, National Territory Secure Forever: Position Paper on ROC South Clina Sea Policy" (PDF). ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
Campbell, Eric (20 May 2014). "Reef Madness". ABC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
Nepomuceno, Priam (21 April 2021). "WPS security assured with more assets". www.pna.gov.ph. PNA. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

External links

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Other features	Bombay Reef Triton Island

NorthEast SCS

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Macclesfield Bank
- Walker Shoal
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Dangerous
Ground

NW	North Danger Reef Northeast Cay Southwest Cay Thitu Reefs Thitu Island Subi Reef Loaita Bank Lankiam Cay Loaita Cay Loaita Island Tizard Bank Gaven Reefs Namyit Island Sand Cay Taiping Island Zhongzhou Reef NNW Irving Reef West York Island WNW Western Reef
NE	Flat Island Nanshan Island Reed Tablemount Third Thomas Shoal
SE	Commodore Reef First Thomas Shoal Mischief Reef Sabina Shoal Second Thomas Shoal
SW	Union Banks Collins Reef Hughes Reef Johnson South Reef Sin Cowe Island Ardasier Reef Cornwallis South Reef Dallas Reef Erica Reef Investigator Shoal Mariveles Reef

West

London Reefs
- Central London Reef
- Cuarteron Reef
- East London Reef
- West London Reef
Bombay Castle
Fiery Cross Reef
Ladd Reef
Spratly Island

East

Royal Captain Shoal
Half Moon Shoal

South

Southern SCS

James Shoal
Luconia Shoals

Tudjuh Archipelago

History

Territorial disputes
History of the Spratly Islands
Nine-dash line
Spratly Islands dispute
Philippines and the Spratly Islands
Battle of the Paracel Islands (1974)
Southwest Cay incident (1975)
Johnson South Reef Skirmish (1988)
Scarborough Shoal standoff (2012)
Designation of the West Philippine Sea (2012)
Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff (2014)

Transport

Ships
- Coconut Princess
Airports
- Pratas Is
- Paracel Islands Airports
  - Woody Is
- Spratly Islands Airports
  - Itu Aba
  - Spratly Is
  - Swallow Reef
  - Thitu Is

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Spratly Islands

Confrontations

Southwest Cay incident (1975)
East Sea Campaign (1975)
Johnson South Reef Skirmish (1988)

Regions

Dangerous Ground
Loaita Bank
London Reefs
North Danger Reef
Reed Tablemount
Tizard Bank
Union Banks

Occupied features

Brunei	Louisa Reef
China	Cuarteron Reef Fiery Cross Reef Gaven Reefs Hughes Reef Johnson South Reef Mischief Reef Subi Reef
Malaysia	Ardasier Reef Dallas Reef Erica Reef Investigator Shoal Mariveles Reef Swallow Reef
Philippines	Commodore Reef Flat Island Irving Reef Lankiam Cay Loaita Cay Loaita Island Nanshan Island Northeast Cay Second Thomas Shoal Thitu Island West York Island
Taiwan	Taiping Island Zhongzhou Reef
Vietnam	Alison Reef Amboyna Cay Barque Canada Reef Bombay Castle Central London Reef Collins Reef Cornwallis South Reef Discovery Great Reef East London Reef Grierson Reef Ladd Reef Namyit Island Pearson Reef Petley Reef Sand Cay Sin Cowe Island South Reef Southwest Cay Spratly Island Tennent Reef West London Reef

Unoccupied features

First Thomas Shoal
Half Moon Shoal
Luconia Shoals
Northeast Investigator Shoal
Royal Captain Shoal
Sabina Shoal
Third Thomas Shoal
Western Reef
Whitsun Reef

Spratly Islands dispute
"Great Wall of Sand"
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На других языках

- [en] Nanshan Island

[es] Nanshan

Nanshan o Isla Lawak (Tagalo: Lawak; chino: 岛欢马, pinyin: Dao Mahuan; vietnamita: Đảo Vĩnh Viễn) es la octava mayor de las islas Spratly y la cuarta entre las islas Spratly ocupadas por los filipinos. Tiene una superficie de 7,93 hectáreas (0,08 km²). Se encuentra a 98,0 millas (157,7 kilómetros) al este de Pagasa (o Isla Thitu). Esta isla es administrada por las Filipinas, como parte de Kalayaan, Palawan. Lawak es la palabra para referirse a "inmensidad" en el idioma tagalo.

[fr] Île Nanshan

L'île Nanshan, en tagalog : Lawak, est une île située dans les îles Spratleys en mer de Chine méridionale. Elle est contrôlée par les Philippines depuis 1968, mais est revendiquée par la Chine, Taïwan et le Viêt Nam.

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