Pearson Reef
Pearson Reef (Tagalog: Bahura ng Hizon); Phan Vinh Island (Vietnamese: Đảo Phan Vinh); Mandarin Chinese: 毕生礁; pinyin: Bìshēng jiāo, is a reef on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The reef has been occupied by Vietnam since 1978. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).[1][2][3]
Pearson Reef Island
| Disputed island | |
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 Pearson Reef | |
  Pearson Reef | |
| Other names | Đảo Phan Vinh (Vietnamese) Hizon Reef (Philippine English) Bahura ng Hizon (Filipino) 毕生礁 Bìshēng jiāo (Chinese) |
| Geography | |
| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | 8°58′31″N 113°42′31″E |
| Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
| Administration | |
| District | Trường Sa District |
| Township | Trường Sa Township |
| Claimed by | |
China | |
Philippines | |
Taiwan | |
See also
References
- (in Vietnamese)An sinh xã hội (June 20, 2017). "Chuyện người lính giữ đảo Phan Vinh". Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- D. J. Hancox; John Robert Victor Prescott (1995). A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands and an Account of Hydrographic Surveys Amongst Those Islands. IBRU. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-1-897643-18-1.
- "Pearson Reef". cil.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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