Nanshan Island

Philippines / Southern Tagalog / Punta Baja /
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One of the Spratly Islands, to which many countries have asserted claims. Please refer to the wikipedia article and refrain from taking sides politically.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanshan_Island
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Coordinates:   10°43'57"N   115°48'11"E

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  • 2.5 m high, covered with coconut trees, bushes and grass in 1963. 580 m long, on the edge of a submerged reef. Has a small airstrip
  • The coconut palms that once covered this little island seem to be pretty well all gone now, replace by military structures.
This article was last modified 10 years ago