 |
|
Location
|
Southeastern
Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about
one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines
|
Geographic
coordinates
|
16
30 N, 112 00 E
|
Map
references
|
Southeast
Asia
|
Area
|
total:
ca.
7.75 sq km
land: ca. 7.75 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area
- comparative
|
NA
|
Land
boundaries
|
0
km
|
Coastline
|
518
km
|
Maritime
claims
|
NA
|
Climate
|
tropical
|
Terrain
|
mostly
low and flat
|
Elevation
extremes
|
lowest
point: South
China Sea 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m |
Natural
resources
|
none
|
Land
use
|
arable
land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005) |
Irrigated
land
|
0
sq km
|
Natural
hazards
|
typhoons
|
Environment
- current issues
|
NA
|
Geography
- note
|
composed
of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite
Group and the western Crescent Group
|
Paracel Islands
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment