Spratly Islands

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf archipelago
gptkbp:area approximately 160,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:claims gptkb:Taiwan
gptkbp:climate tropical maritime climate
gptkbp:criticism gptkb:China
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Brunei
gptkbp:culturalSignificance fishing traditions
historical maritime routes
national pride for claimant countries
gptkbp:economicActivity fishing industry
natural gas reserves
oil exploration
gptkbp:environmentalConcerns pollution
habitat destruction
overfishing
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures coral reefs
atolls
sandbars
gptkbp:governedBy multiple countries
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:World_War_II_occupation
2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling
2012 Scarborough Shoal standoff
1995 Mischief Reef incident
Cold_War_tensions
gptkbp:historicalPeriod by various nations since the 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spratly Islands
gptkbp:includes rocks
reefs
over 100 small islands
gptkbp:internationalRelations ongoing territorial disputes
gptkbp:knownFor strategic shipping lanes
rich fishing grounds
potential oil reserves
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_China_Sea
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:China
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Brunei
gptkbp:naturalResources sea level rise
typhoons
gptkbp:population uninhabited
gptkbp:region gptkb:Nansha_Islands
gptkbp:tourism limited due to disputes