spratly islands in English
noun
1
a group of small islands and coral reefs in the South China Sea, between Vietnam and Borneo. Dispersed over a distance of about 600 miles (965 km), the islands are variously claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
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1. The Spratly Islands lie in an area thought to be rich in oil and gas. The region also has vital shipping routes.
2. 1991 - China passes the Law on Territorial Waters and Their Contiguous A reas , laying out its claim to territorial sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly Islands .
3. Spratly Islands, Chinese (Pinyin) Nansha Qundao or (Wade-Giles transliteration) Nan-sha Ch’un-tao, Malay Kepulauan Spratly, Pilipino Pangkat Islang Kalayaan, Vietnamese Quan Dao Truong Sa, large group of reefs, shoals, Atolls, and small islets in the South China Sea of the Pacific Ocean.