Lankiam Cay
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| Disputed island | |
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 Lankiam Cay | |
  Location within Spratly Islands | |
| Other names | kota Cay (Philippine English) Buhanginan ng Kota (Filipino) đá An Nhơn (Vietnamese) 楊信沙洲 / 杨信沙洲 Yángxìn Shāzhōu (Chinese) |
| Geography | |
| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | 10°43′N 114°32′E / 10.717°N 114.533°E |
| Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
| Administration | |
| IV-B - MIMAROPA | |
| Palawan | |
| Kalayaan | |
| Claimed by | |
| Additional information | |
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Lankiam Cay, also known as Kota Cay[1] (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Kota, lit. 'Cay of fortress'; Mandarin Chinese: 楊信沙洲/杨信沙洲; pinyin: Yángxìn Shāzhōu; Vietnamese: đá An Nhơn), is the smallest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands. It has an area of 0.44 hectares (1.1 acres) (4,400 sq. m), and is located about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) east-northeast of Philippine-occupied Loaita (Kota) Island,[2] just west of the north of Dangerous Ground.[3]
The island is administered by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan, Palawan, and is the eighth largest of the Philippine-occupied islands. It is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam.
Environment
[edit]At one time the island had a surface area of more than 5 hectares (12 acres), but strong waves brought by a strong typhoon washed out the sandy surface (beach) of the island leaving behind the calcarenite foundation that can be seen at low tide. It has a wide lagoon.
Philippine occupation
[edit]The island is guarded by soldiers stationed at nearby Loaita Island who regularly visit. It is kept under observation from a tall structure on Loaita Island.
In 2026, President Bongbong Marcos issued the Executive Order No. 111, s. 2026, which is the adoption of a standard set of Philippine names for the 131 features of the Kalayaan Island Group and officially adopted the Philippine name for the Lankiam Cay as "Kota Cay".[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Executive Order No. 111, s. 2026". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 161: South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 13.
- ↑ NGA Chart 93044 shows the area NW of Dangerous Ground.
External links
[edit]- Google Map of Lankiam Cay
- PHILIPPINES LAUNCHES SPRATLY RUNWAY REPAIRS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.
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