Central London Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Gitnang Quezon); Trường Sa Đông Island (Vietnamese: Đảo Trường Sa Đông); Mandarin Chinese: 中礁; pinyin: Zhōng jiāo, is a reef on the central part of the London Reefs of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The reef has been occupied by Vietnam since 1978. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).[1][2][3]

Central London Reef
Disputed reef
Central London Reef
Central London Reef is located in Spratly Islands
Central London Reef
Central London Reef
Other names
Đảo Trường Sa Đông (Vietnamese)
Central Quezon Reef (Philippine English)
Bahura ng Gitnang Quezon (Filipino)
中礁 Zhōng jiāo(Chinese)
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates8°55′52″N 112°21′11″E / 8.93111°N 112.35306°E / 8.93111; 112.35306 (Central London Reef)
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Administration
DistrictTrường Sa District
TownshipTrường Sa Township
Claimed by
Central London Reef Cay

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References

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  1. ^ (in Vietnamese)"Trường Sa Đông – đơn vị dẫn đầu trong phong trào tăng gia chăn nuôi"". Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. 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. ^ "Central Reef". cil.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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