Cuarteron Reef

Cuarteron Reef
Disputed reef;
	Cuarteron Reef
	Yongxing Huangyan Huayang Meiji Zhongjian Island Yongshu Zhubi Location of the major islands in Sansha; Legend：; Black：Yongxing Island (seat of Sansha); Red：Chigua Reef; Green：Dongmen Reef; Yellow：Huangyan Island; Red：Huayang Reef; Blue：Meiji Reef; Blue：Nanxun Reef; Black：Zhongjian Island; Green：Yongshu Reef; Purple：Zhubi Reef
	Cuarteron Reef
Other names	; 華陽礁/华阳礁 Huáyáng Jiāo (Chinese); Bahura ng Calderon (Filipino); Calderon Reef (Philippine English); Đá Châu Viên (Vietnamese); Terumbu Kalderon (Malay)
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	8°51′50″N 112°49′40″E
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Administration
	China
Province	Hainan
City	Sansha
Claimed by
	China
	Philippines
	Taiwan
	Vietnam

Cuarteron Reef, also known as Calderon Reef (Mandarin Chinese: 華陽礁/华阳礁; pinyin: Huáyáng Jiāo; Tagalog: Bahura ng Calderon; Vietnamese: Đá Châu Viên; Malay: Terumbu Kalderon), is a reef at the east end of the London Reefs in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. It is occupied and controlled by China (PRC) (as part of Sansha), and also claimed by the Philippines (as part of Kalayaan), by Vietnam (as part of Truong Sa) and Taiwan (ROC). The reef is 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long and has an area of 8 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi) (800 hectares (2,000 acres)).

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