Woody Island

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Woody Island is the largest of the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea and serves as a key administrative and military outpost.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Woody Island canonical 3

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative center
disputed territory
island
military outpost
administeredAsPartOf Hainan Province
linked to: Hainan

Sansha City
administeredBy China
alsoKnownAs Phu Lam Island
Yongxing Island
area about 2.1 square kilometers
about 210 hectares
capitalOf Sansha City
contestedBy China and Taiwan
China and Vietnam
disputeType territorial dispute
garrisonEstablishedByChina 1970s
hasAdministrativeBuildings yes
hasAirport Yongxing Island airfield
hasCivilianPopulation yes
hasCoastalDefenseMissiles reported
hasDesalinationPlant yes
hasHarbor yes
hasHospital yes
hasLighthouses yes
hasMilitaryGarrison yes
hasPortInfrastructure yes
hasPowerPlant yes
hasRadarInstallations yes
hasSchool yes
hasSettlement Yongxing Town
hasSurfaceToAirMissiles reported
hasTourismFacilities limited
length approximately 2.1 kilometers
locatedIn Paracel Islands
South China Sea
northwestern South China Sea
nearbyFeature Amphitrite Group of Paracel Islands
partOf Crescent Group
permanentChinesePresence since 1950s–1970s (consolidated)
runwayLength approximately 2,700 meters
sovereigntyClaimedBy China
Taiwan
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
strategicImportance control of sea lanes in South China Sea
projection of Chinese power in South China Sea
usedAs PLA military base
PLAAF air base
PLAN naval base
width approximately 1.7 kilometers

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paracel Islands hasPart Woody Island
Paracel Islands administeredFrom Woody Island
Amphitrite Group hasLargestIsland Woody Island