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Archipelago

    South China SeaChina

    16°50′N 112°20′E

    Amphitrite Group

    Part of Paracel Islands

    Amphitrite Group

    Paul Spijkers / GFDL

    Chart

    20 landforms

    Major islands

    2
    • Woody Island (SCS)

      Woody Island (SCS)

      Area
      3.3 km²
      High point
      13 m

      Woody Island, also called Yongxing Island (simplified Chinese: 永兴岛; traditional Chinese: 永興島; pinyin: Yǒngxīng Dǎo; lit. 'Rich Forest Island') by Vietnam (and formerly French: Île Boisée, lit. 81 sq mi). As of 2014, it has a population of almost 1,500, with roads, banks and an air strip.

    Minor islands

    8

    • North Island

      Area
      0.34 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Tree Island

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Middle Island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • South Island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Bombay Reef

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Dongdao Reefs

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Rocky Island, South China Sea

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Xuande Atoll

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    1

    Rocks & skerries

    9

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level5 m10 m15 m14 mLincoln13 mWoody Island (SCS)12 mNorth12 mSouth11 mMiddle9 mTree9 m南沙洲6 mMiddle Sand6 mNorth Sand2 mXixin Shazhou
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Woody Island (SCS): 3.3 km²Woody Island (SCS)Lincoln: 1.8 km²LincolnNorth: 0.34 km²NorthTree: 0.29 km²TreeMiddle: 0.12 km²MiddleSouth: 0.12 km²South南沙洲: 0.05 km²南沙洲Middle Sand: 0.03 km²Middle SandNorth Sand: 0.01 km²North SandXixin Shazhou: 0.1 haXixin Shazhou浪花礁: <0.1 ha浪花礁Unnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandDongxin Shazhou: <0.1 haDongxin ShazhouSanzhizai: <0.1 haSanzhizai
    km², log scale. 6 without a known area.
    Woody Island (SCS)3.3 km²
    Lincoln Island1.8 km²
    North Island0.34 km²
    Tree Island0.29 km²
    Middle Island0.12 km²
    South Island0.12 km²
    南沙洲0.05 km²
    Middle Sand0.03 km²
    North Sand0.01 km²
    Xixin Shazhou0.1 ha
    浪花礁<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Dongxin Shazhou<0.1 ha
    Sanzhizai<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    3

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata

    Photographs