West London Reef

West London Reef
Disputed atoll
West London Reef
West London Reef is located in Spratly Islands
West London Reef
West London Reef
Other names
Đá Tây (Vietnamese)
West Quezon Reef(Philippine English)
Bahura ng Kanlurang Quezon (Filipino)
西礁 Xī jiāo (Chinese)
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates8°51′32″N 112°13′30″E / 8.85889°N 112.22500°E / 8.85889; 112.22500 (West London Reef)
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Total islands3
Major islandsWest Reef East Island
Administration
DistrictTrường Sa District
TownshipTrường Sa Township
Claimed by
 China
 Philippines
 Taiwan
 Vietnam

West London Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Kanlurang Quezon); West Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Tây); Mandarin Chinese: 西礁; pinyin: Xī jiāo, is an atoll on the western part of the London Reefs of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The Atoll has been occupied by Vietnam since 1987. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, and Taiwan (ROC).[1][2][3]

West London Reef in London Reefs.
  1. ^ (in Vietnamese)"Toàn cảnh CQ-88 bảo vệ Trường Sa, Gạc Ma-Vòng tròn Bất tử". Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ^ D. J. Hancox; John Robert Victor Prescott (1995). A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands and an Account of Hydrographic Surveys Amongst Those Islands. IBRU. pp. 14–. ISBN 978-1-897643-18-1.
  3. ^ "West Reef". cil.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2022.