Namyit Island (AKA Namyet Island, Binago, 鸿庥岛, 鴻庥島, Hongxiu Dao, and Đảo Nam Yết)
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One of the Spratly Islands, which are hotly contested by many nations.
Namyit Island or Nam Yet Island (Tagalog: Binago; simplified Chinese: 鸿庥岛; traditional Chinese: 鴻庥島; pinyin: Hongxiu Dao; Vietnamese: Đảo Nam Yết) is an island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. With an area of 5.3 hectares, it is the twelfth largest Spratly island and the fifth largest among Vietnamese-occupied Spratly islands. It is covered with small trees, bushes and grass. Has a fringing reef and is inhabited by sea birds.
This island, occupied by Vietnam since 1975, is also being claimed by the China, Taiwan and the Philippines. It is part of Tizard Banks.
Namyit Island or Nam Yet Island (Tagalog: Binago; simplified Chinese: 鸿庥岛; traditional Chinese: 鴻庥島; pinyin: Hongxiu Dao; Vietnamese: Đảo Nam Yết) is an island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. With an area of 5.3 hectares, it is the twelfth largest Spratly island and the fifth largest among Vietnamese-occupied Spratly islands. It is covered with small trees, bushes and grass. Has a fringing reef and is inhabited by sea birds.
This island, occupied by Vietnam since 1975, is also being claimed by the China, Taiwan and the Philippines. It is part of Tizard Banks.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namyit_Island
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Coordinates: 10°10'52"N 114°21'47"E
- Tizard Bank 34 km
- Kalayaan 107 km
- Jackson Reef 151 km
- Spratly Islands 173 km
- Balabac Island, Palawan 367 km
- Balambangan Island 417 km
- Banggi Island 431 km
- Malawali Island 469 km
- Pulau Jambongan 502 km
- Pulau Timbang 625 km
- Tizard Bank 15 km
- Union Bank and Reefs 38 km
- Benitez Reef 81 km
- Loaita Bank 84 km
- Kalayaan 98 km
- Livock Reef 103 km
- Alison Reef 159 km
- Cornwallis South Reef 164 km
- Fiery Cross Reef 166 km
- Cay Marino 187 km