Disputed island | |
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Other names | Melchora Aquino Island (Philippine English) Pulo ng Melchora Aquino (Filipino) Đảo Loại Ta Tây (Vietnamese) 南鑰沙洲 / 南钥沙洲 Nányào Shāzhōu (Chinese) |
Geography | |
Location | South China Sea |
Coordinates | 10°43′43″N 114°21′09″E / 10.72861°N 114.35250°E |
Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
Administration | |
Region | IV-B - MIMAROPA |
Province | Palawan |
Municipality | Kalayaan |
Claimed by | |
Loaita Cay, also known as Melchora Aquino Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Melchora Aquino; Vietnamese: Đảo Loại Ta Tây; Mandarin Chinese: 南鑰沙洲/南钥沙洲; pinyin: Nányào Shāzhōu), is an island in the Spratly Islands.[2] It has an area of 0.53 hectares (1.3 acres) and it's located about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northwest of Philippine-occupied Loaita (Kota) Island,[3] just west of the north of Dangerous Ground.[4]
The island is administered by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan, Palawan, and is the seventh largest of the Philippine-occupied islands. It is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam.