Lankiam Cay

Lankiam Cay
Disputed island
Lankiam Cay
Lankiam Cay is located in Spratly Islands
Lankiam Cay
Lankiam Cay
Other names
Panata Island (Philippine English)
Pulo ng Panata (Filipino)
đá An Nhơn (Vietnamese)
楊信沙洲 / 杨信沙洲 Yángxìn Shāzhōu (Chinese)
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates10°43′N 114°32′E / 10.717°N 114.533°E / 10.717; 114.533 (Lankiam Cay)
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Administration
RegionIV-B - MIMAROPA
ProvincePalawan
MunicipalityKalayaan
Claimed by
Additional information
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Lankiam Cay, also known as Panata Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Panata, lit.'Island of Oath'; Mandarin Chinese: 楊信沙洲/杨信沙洲; pinyin: Yángxìn Shāzhōu; Vietnamese: đá An Nhơn), is the smallest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands. It has an area of 0.44 hectares (1.1 acres) (4,400 sq. m), and is located about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) east-northeast of Philippine-occupied Loaita (Kota) Island,[1] just west of the north of Dangerous Ground.[2]

The island is administered by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan, Palawan, and is the eighth largest of the Philippine-occupied islands. It is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam.

  1. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 161: South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 13.
  2. ^ NGA Chart 93044 shows the area NW of Dangerous Ground.