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- Location:
- Northern part of the South China Sea.
- ~445 km southwest of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- ~320 km southeast of Hong Kong.
- Governance:
- Administered by Taiwan.
- No permanent population; Taiwanese marines stationed.
- Geography:
- Coral atoll structure.
- Clastic coral and reef flats (~24 km diameter).
- Lagoon (~16 km diameter) inside the atoll.
- Islands:
- Dongsha Island – only one above sea level (1.6 km long, 0.8 km wide).
- Northern Vereker & Southern Vereker – submerged atolls.
- Strategic Importance:
- Area of maritime tensions; recent incident with Chinese coast guard and fishing vessels nearby.
