West London Reef

West London Reef (Tagalog: Bahura ng Kanlurang Quezon); West Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Tây); Mandarin Chinese: 西礁; pinyin: Xī jiāo, is a reef on the western part of the London Reefs of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The reef has been occupied by Vietnam since 1987. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, and Taiwan (ROC).[1][2][3]

West London Reef Cay
West London Reef
Disputed island
West London Reef
West London Reef is located in Spratly Islands
West London Reef
West London Reef
Other names
Đá Tây (Vietnamese)
West Quezon Reef(Philippine English)
Bahura ng Kanlurang Quezon (Filipino)
西礁 Xī jiāo (Chinese)
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates8°51′32″N 112°13′30″E
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Administration
DistrictTrường Sa District
TownshipTrường Sa Township
Claimed by
China
Philippines
Taiwan

See also

References
  1. (in Vietnamese)"Toàn cảnh CQ-88 bảo vệ Trường Sa, Gạc Ma-Vòng tròn Bất tử". Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. 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. 14–. ISBN 978-1-897643-18-1.
  3. "West Reef". cil.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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