Disputed island | |
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![]() Triton Island from the west | |
Other names | Chinese: 中建岛; pinyin: Zhōngjiàn Dǎo; Vietnamese: đảo Tri Tôn |
Geography | |
Location | South China Sea |
Coordinates | 15°47′2″N 111°11′52″E / 15.78389°N 111.19778°E |
Archipelago | Paracel Islands |
Area | 7 ha (17 acres) |
Length | 0.33 km (0.205 mi) |
Width | 0.28 km (0.174 mi) |
Administration | |
People's Republic of China | |
Claimed by | |
People's Republic of China | |
Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
Vietnam | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Triton Island (Chinese: 中建岛; pinyin: Zhōngjiàn Dǎo; Vietnamese: đảo Tri Tôn) is the westernmost and southernmost of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.[1] It is located on the southwest corner of Triton Reef and has an area of 7 hectares (17 acres) above sea-level. The reef including the island measures about 120 hectares (300 acres) in area.[2] The island is administered by the People's Republic of China,[3] and is also claimed by the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Vietnam.
The island was historically known by the Chinese as Bànlù Zhì (Chinese: 半路峙; lit. 'halfway tower'), and as Luó Dǎo (Chinese: 螺岛; lit. 'snail island') to Chinese fishermen.[4] Other Chinese sources have it named as 南建岛, as it was the southernmost point claimed by China until after 1933.[5] The current Chinese name commemorates the Republic of China Navy warship ROCS Chung-chien (中建號) sent in 1946 to claim the Paracel Islands.[6]
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