Gaven Reefs
The Gaven Reefs, also known in Mandarin Chinese: 南薰礁; pinyin: Nánxūn Jiāo and Chinese: 西南礁; pinyin: Xīnán Jiāo; Burgos Reefs (Tagalog: Mga Bahura ng Burgos, lit. 'Reefs of Burgos'); Vietnamese: Đá Ga Ven and Vietnamese: Đá Lạc, is a group of two reefs in the Tizard Bank of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
| Disputed reef | |
|---|---|
Gaven Reefs | |
Gaven Reefs | |
| Other names | 南薰礁 Nánxūn Jiāo (Chinese) 西南礁 Xīnán Jiāo (Chinese) Burgos Reefs (Philippine English) Mga Bahura ng Burgos (Tagalog) Đá Ga Ven (Vietnamese) Đá Lạc (Vietnamese) |
| Geography | |
| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | 10°12′30″N 114°13′30″E |
| Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
| Administration | |
| Province | Hainan |
| City | Sansha |
| Claimed by | |
Philippines | |
Taiwan | |
Vietnam | |
They are occupied and controlled by China (PRC) as part of Sansha, and claimed by Taiwan (ROC), the Philippines and Vietnam. They have a supply platform and a reef fortress.
The northern reef (Nánxūn Jiāo) comprises 86 hectares (210 acres) and its highest point is 1.9 meters (6 feet 3 inches) above sea level. The southern reef (Xīnán Jiāo) comprises 67 ha (170 acres). Since 2014, north reef has been subject to significant reclamation activities.