Glossary of Place Names
The following glossary lists all the islands, islets and rocks to which reference is made in the text or footnotes. The place names are presented in English, Chinese and the Filipino language. Throughout the book, the English place name is used, unless the Chinese or Filipino name are used in the original source.
English name |
Chinese name |
Filipino name |
Coordinates |
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Amboyna Cay |
Anbo Shazhou |
Kalantiyaw Cay |
7°53’N |
112°55’E |
Cuarteron Reef |
Huayang Jiaoa |
Calderon Reef |
80°51’N – 80°52’N |
112°50’N – 112°53’N |
Fiery Cross Reef |
Yongshu Jiao |
Kagitingan Reef |
9°30’N -9°40’N |
112°53’E – 113°04’E |
Gaven Reef |
Nanxun Jiao |
Burgos Reef |
10°10’N – 10°13’N |
114°13’E -114°15’E |
Hughes Reef |
Dongmen Jiao |
Chigua Reef (Hughes and McKennan Reefs are treated as a single feature) |
9°55’N |
114°30’E |
Itu Aba Island |
Taiping Daob |
Ligao Island |
10°23’N |
114°22’E |
Johnson Reef |
Chigua Jiao |
Mabini Reef |
9°42’N |
114°17’E |
Macclesfield Bank |
Zhongsha Qundao |
Macclesfield Bank |
15º27’N - 16º13’N |
113º43’E - 114º46’E |
McKennan Reef |
Ximen Jiao |
Chigua Reef (McKennan and Hughes Reefs are treated as a single feature) |
9°54’N - 9°55’N |
114°28’E - 114°30’E |
Mischief Reef |
Meiji Jiao |
Panganiban Reef |
9°52’N – 9°56’N |
115°30’E – 115°35’E |
Namyit Island |
Hongxiu Dao |
Binago Island |
10°11’N |
114°22’E |
Nanshan Island |
Mahuan Dao |
Lawak Island |
10°44’N |
115°48’E |
Paracel Islands |
Xisha Qundaoc |
Paracel Islands |
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Penghu Liedao |
Pescadores Islands |
23°12’N – 23°47’N |
119°19’E – 119°43’E |
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Pratas Island |
Dongsha Dao |
Pratas Island |
20°42’N |
116°43’E |
Reed Bank |
Liyue Tan |
Recto Bank |
11°06’N – 11°55’N |
116°22’E – 117°20’E |
Scarborough Shoal |
Huangyan Dao |
Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal |
15°08’N – 15°14’N |
117°44’E – 117°48’E |
Second Thomas Shoal |
Ren’ai Jiao |
Ayungin Shoal |
9°39’N – 9°48’N |
115°51’E – 115°54’E |
Sin Cowe Island |
Jinghong Dao |
Rurok Island |
9°53’N |
114°20’E |
Spratly Islands or Spratly Island Group or Spratlys |
Nansha Qundao |
Kalayaan Island Group Or Kalayaan Islands |
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Spratly Island |
Nanwei Dao |
Lagos Island |
8°39’N |
111°55’E |
Subi Reef |
Zhubi Jiao |
Zamora Reef |
10°54’N – 10°56’N |
114°04’E – 114°07’E |
Thitu Island |
Zhongye Qunjiao |
Pagasa Island |
11°01’N – 11°06’N |
114°11’E – 114°24’E |
West York Island |
Xiyue Dao |
Likas Island |
11°05’N |
115°02’E |