Paracel Islands
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The Paracel Islands, also known as the Xisha Islands and the Hoàng Sa Archipelago, are an archipelago in the South China Sea, under the control of the People's Republic of China, but its sovereignty i
Aerial photo of the Crescent group
Money Island
Pattle Island
Robert Island
Woody Island, also called Yongxing Island by China and Taiwan and Phú Lâm Island by Vietnam, is the largest of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, with an area of 2.1 square kilometres. As of
Paracel Islands
…Island, South Island, North Sand, Middle Sand, South Sand, and two small sands (New West Sand and New East Sand). The center of the group consists of Woody Island and Rocky Island, approximately 5 km (3 mi) south of the southern tip of the eastern extremity of the northern section. The southwest corner of the…
Aerial view of Woody and Rocky Islands