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	Pratas Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pratas is located 850km southwest of Taipei and 340km southeast of Hong Kong in the northern part of the South China Sea or the Pratas Terrace (20°43′N 116°42′E).
		As a disputed island, there are no inhabitants on the island and are only visited by the military personnel or researchers.
		A runway is located on the north end of Pratas Island with a small airport terminal at the eastern end.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pratas (530 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > South China Sea Islands
		There are minerals, natural gas, and oil deposits on the islands and their nearby seafloor.
		The Islands locate on a shallow humite[?]-layer continental shelf[?] with an average of 200 metres deep.
		Except one volcano-island, the islands are made of coral reefs of varying ages and formations.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/so/South_China_Sea_Islands (721 words)

	AP-991020-Pratas-Islands
		PRATAS ISLAND, Taiwan –– The Pratas Islands are an important bastion against Chinese forces in the South China Sea and Taiwanese troops stand ready to repel any attack, the military told reporters Wednesday during a rare tour of the territory.
		The island's white sand beaches are covered with barbed wire and huge steel structures that prevent enemy troop landings.
		The archipelago, made up of Pratas Island and two coral reefs, is about an hour's plane ride from the southern port city of Kaohsiung and provides the military with at least five additional minutes of warning against air attacks.
	taiwansecurity.org /AP/AP-991020-Pratas-Islands.htm (435 words)

	Taiwan can't defend Spratlys, says Tang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Tungsha Island is a coral atoll with a land area of 2.4 sq.
		The Pratas Islands enjoy a subtropical climate, which is influenced by northeast winds during the winter.
		In addition to being a source of salt, fish, and minerals, the islands are an outpost for the ROC navy in the South China Sea.
	www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw /19991119/19991119pratas.html (279 words)

	Celebrating 93rd Double Tenth National Day - Republic of China(Taiwan) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Taiwan, one of the islands of this chain, is the largest body of land between Japan and the Philippines.
		The Nansha Islands consist of 180 islands, reefs, cays, and banks, in an area that stretches 810 km from north to south and 900 km from east to west.
		James Shoal at the south of the island complex is the southernmost Chinese territory.
	www.bruneidirect.com /New_bizcentre/BR/new_clients/taiwan (4181 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Pratas Islands are situated 430km southwest of the southernmost tip of Taiwan.
		The biggest island is 8km across, and possesses a sizable runway slightly longer than the landing strip on Kinmen Island, Taiwan's heavily fortified island in the Taiwan Strait.
		But handing control over the Pratas Islands development to Kaohsiung may also be a strategy for the central government to avoid tangling with Beijing, ever suspicious of moves in the South China Sea.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/local/archives/1999/11/21/11506/print (849 words)

	Pacific Ocean - Pratas Reef (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Pratas Reef is located in the northern reaches of the South China Sea, situated just off the edge of the southeast Asian continental slope.
		The reef lies 280 km southeast from the outer islands of Hong Kong, 413 km southwest from Taiwan, and 450 km northwest from the northwestern tip of Luzon in the Philippines (see panoramic image).
		On the western rim of Pratas Reef is situated Pratas Island — the only significant landmass on the reef.
	www.oceandots.com /pacific/pratas (215 words)

	Pratas Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pratas Island Landmark, an obleisk erected after 1946
		Stone Tablet Symbolizing National Sovereignty Over Pratas 1989
		This page was last modified 08:26, 2 September 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pratas_Islands (530 words)

	List of islands in the South China Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		hiIslands in the South China Sea includes the South China Sea Islands (Spratly Islands, Pratas Islands, Paracel Islands and Macclesfield Bank), islands on the China coast, on the Vietnam coast, on the Borneo coast, and the peripheral islands of Taiwan, the Philippines, etc.
		8 Islands on the coast of Malaysian Borneo
		Pratas Islands (administered as part of Kaohsiung City, Republic of China (Taiwan))
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_islands_in_the_South_China_Sea (200 words)

	Pratas Island
		As of the late 1990s, the longest runway on Pratas Island was reportedly 4,921 feet long.
		Tungsha Islands enjoy a subtropical climate, which is influenced by northeast winds during the winter.
		The two islands were initially guarded by ROC Marines, but that responsibility has now fallen to either the ROC Coast Guard Command or Police which posted personnel on those 2 islands.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/taiwan/pratas.htm (350 words)

	Thousands of Chinese Fishing Boats Converge on Taiwan Held Island [Free Republic] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		According to the sources, the mainland Chinese fishing boats were discovered moving toward the Pratas from all directions, forming what amounts to a blockade around the isolated coral atolls located some 240 nautical miles southwest of the southern Taiwan city of Kaohsiung.
		The Pratas Islands are worth to develop into a tourist resort because the islands already have runways, and Great China Airline, one of Taiwan's domestic airlines, currently also maintains scheduled flights to the islands, Liu said.
		PRATAS ISLAND, Taiwan -- The Pratas Islands are an important bastion against Chinese forces in the South China Sea and Taiwanese troops stand ready to repel any attack, the military told reporters yesterday during a rare tour of the territory.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a38d6a9f84e25.htm (3829 words)

	Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In 1999, responsibility for defending both islands was transferred from the Ministry of National Defense to the newly created Coast Guard Administration of the Executive Yuan ¦æ¬F°®ü©¤¨µ¨¾¸p, and the administration of the Tungsha and Taiping Islands was officially transferred to the Kaohsiung City Government.
		The archipelago is located in a strategically important position along the major sea route connecting the Pacific and Indian oceans, between 116 deg 40' and 116 deg 55' E longitude, and 20 deg 35' and 20 deg 47' N latitude.
		Nansha Islands have a strategic importance, and ROC coast guards are currently stationed on Taiping Island.
	www.roc-taiwan.org /taiwan/5-gp/yearbook/2001/chpt01-5.htm (668 words)

	Geographical Features -- South China Sea
		Four groups of coral reef archipelagoes are scattered over this immense area: the Dongsha (the Pratas) Islands, Nansha (the Spratly) Islands, Sisha (the Paracel) Islands, and Jongsha (the Macclesfield Bank) Islands.
		In 1999, responsibility for defending both islands was transferred from the Ministry of National Defense to the Coast Guard Administration of the Executive Yuan, and the administration of the Dongsha and Taiping Islands was officially transferred to the Kaohsiung City Government.
		The Dongsha Islands enjoy a subtropical climate, which is influenced by northeast winds during the winter.
	www.taiwan.com.au /Envtra/Geography/Geo/report05.html (654 words)

	South China Sea Islands - Famous Chinese Seas and Islands - Travel to China
		islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs, and sandbars in the South China Sea, most of which have no indigenous people.
		The South China Sea Islands were collectively named the Tough Heads of the Surging Sea (漲海崎頭 Zh?nghǎi Q?t?u) and Coral Cays (珊瑚洲 Shanhu Zhou) since their discovery by the ChinaChinese in the Qin Dynasty.
		The Republic of China founded in 1911 claimed the islands as part of the province of GuangdongCanton (now Guangdong), and later of the Hainan special administrative region.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/South_China_Sea_Islands (870 words)

	Islands of Asia
		ISLANDS OF Chongming, Gulangyu Island, Hainan, Hong Kong, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong Island, Lamma Island, Lantau Island, Ma Wan Island, Peng Chau, Po Toi Island, Tsing Yi Island, Macau, Coloane, Taipa, Shangchuan Island, Weizhou and Xieyang Islands, Xiachuan Island, Xiamen Island, Zhifu Island, Zhoushan Archipelago, Zhoushan Island, Disputed: South China Sea Islands
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		ISLANDS OF The Spratly Islands (Nansha Islands), The Macclesfield Islands (Zhongsha Islands), The Paracel Islands (Xisha Islands), The Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands), Duncan Island, Woody Island, Spratly Islands, Senkaku Islands
	www.discovertheislands.com /islands_of_Asia.html (379 words)

	Oceandots.com
		Oceandots is an image gallery/atlas of the worlds islands as viewed from low earth orbit — with its primary focus being on oceanic islands.
		Islands are grouped by ocean (browse using the links on the right), and then by island group.
		Each island entry consists of at least one image with a small amount of background information on the island.
	oceandots.com (158 words)

	Pratas islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Start the Pratas islands article or add a request for it.
		Look for "Pratas islands" in Wiktionary, our sister dictionary project.
		Look for "Pratas islands" in the Wikimedia Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, and video.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/pratas_islands (168 words)

	Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Spratley Islands
		In 1978, Filipino government officially declared the Spratly Islands were part of Palawan province " by virtue of their presence on the continental margin of the archipelago", and claimed that the islands were no man's land and free to be claimed.
		In 1971, the Philippines officially claimed 8 islands that it refers to as the Kalayaan, partly on the basis of this exploration, arguing that the islands: 1) were not part of the Spratly Islands; and 2) had not belonged to anybody and were open to being claimed.
		The islands were also claimed by the South Vietnamese, who maintained a weather station and small garrison there until 1974, when they were attacked and driven from the islands by Chinese armed forces.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t10623.html (6024 words)

	DX News Letter 1233 February 26, 2001
		The first people settled on the islands during the Ming dynasty founding the very first settlement in the South China Sea at all.
		Pratas is under Taiwanese administration, they have stationed military per- sonnel on this strategically important island in the entry of the Taiwanese Strait for 40 years now.
		On June 30, 1989, a monument was erected claiming the posession of the island and a year later an airport was built.
	www.ng3k.com /Dxnl/dxnl1233.html (1270 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Pratas Islands have been under persistent and effective control of the ROC.
		Since February 2000, Taiwan's coast guard personnel have been sent to the Pratas Islands to replace the marines stationed on the islands.
		This unilateral declaration could serve as one of Taiwan's responses to the Declaration on Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, which was recently signed between the PRC and the ASEAN, but failed to invite Taiwan to the consultations and negotiations over the signed declaration.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/editorials/archives/2002/11/14/179531/print (780 words)

	Pratas Islands
		These islands, a German possession since 1885, lying in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Caroline islands, between 4 and 13 N. lat., and 161 and 171 E. longitude, were discovered in 1529 by Saavedra, Villalobos and other Spanish mariners, and explored by Marshall and Gilbert in 1788.
		A case for determining that Ouro and Luca Antara Islands shown on the Eredia Map of 1602, are respectively Melville and Bathurst Islands of the Tiwi Islands of Australia.
		Coordinates federal policy in the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and oversight of federal programs and funds in the freely associated states of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Dongsha_Qundao (2244 words)

	BQ9P Pratas Is DXpedition 2003 STORY
		Pratas Islands, also known variously as Dong Sha, Tungsha or Tung Sa Island lies some 850km southwest of Taipei, but is actually closer to Hong Kong at only 340km away to the westnorthwest.
		Pratas islands comprise the main island and two coral reefs, North Vereker Bank and South Vereker Bank.
		There is a significant military presence on the Island, and as a result of this quite an extensive infrastructure of roading, medical facilities, diesel powered electricity production, fresh water production by reverse osmosis from the sea, accommodation and so on have been built up over the years.
	www3.ocn.ne.jp /%7Eiota/newpage79.htm (2353 words)

	Spratly Islands Dispute
		A number of small islands (Paracel Islands, Pratas Islands, Spratly Islands, and Scarborough Reef) may have a considerable effect on the extent of maritime zones in the South China Sea.
		This paper includes a brief background on the Spratly Islands (location, natural resources, and historical claims of ownership.) Following this is an analysis of why each of the six nations claiming ownership feels these uninhabited islands are important to their national interest.
		Analyzes ASEAN's policy of engagement with China over the Spratly Islands, and argues that attempts to link the PRC to ASEAN's consultative process are unlikely to succeed due to China's aversion to becoming deeply engaged in the process.
	www.au.af.mil /au/aul/bibs/spratly/spratly.htm (1571 words)

	Military presence to remain on Spratly and Pratas islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		t is reported that the Ministry of National Defense has revised its plan to withdraw all military personnel from the Spratly and Pratas islands, and will continue to station military units on the archipelagos to assist the soon-to-be-established Coast Guard Administration in patrolling and protecting the islands.
		The defense ministry's original decision met strong opposition from legislators who felt that such a move was tantamount to renouncing sovereignty over the islands, which are also claimed by mainland China, Vietnam, Malaysia and other nations.
		The Spratly and Pratas islands were originally placed under the jurisdiction of the Navy Marine Corps.
	www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw /19991216/19991216p6.html (250 words)

	CLINTON'S ROGUES GALLERY:
		Mischief Reef is part of the disputed Spratly islands chain, which is believed to lie atop vast oil and mineral deposits in vital sea lanes in the South China Sea.
		A take-over ceremony was held on the islands and a monument erected in commemoration of it, and troops were sent over on garrison duty.
		When I finally got out to the Spratly Islands, I was in an old C-130, an old propeller-driven airplane that the Philippine Air Force provided me; and as soon as we got through the clouds, there were three Chinese war ships right there in the lagoon of, which is one of the Spratly Islands.
	www.alamo-girl.com /0094.htm (11141 words)

	List of islands in the South China Sea - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		List of islands in the South China Sea
		9 Islands on the coast of Peninsular Malaysia
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about List of islands in the South China Sea contains research on
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/List_of_islands_in_the_South_China_Sea (144 words)

	Need Detailed Maps of Spratly Islands,Pracel Isladns & Pratas Islands., [Free Republic]
		Executive summary: Spratley Islands is the farthest south -- east of South Vietnam, west of Mindanao, north of Malaysia.
		The Paracel Islands are more north -- east of North Vietnam and south of Macao.
		Pratas is farther north and just south of the line between Macao and Taiwan.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3b451fd23739.htm (390 words)

	Lawmakers say outlying islands are at risk
		The Ministry of Defense withdrew marines from the Pratas and Spratly islands in 1999, but now the government questioned whether there were enough troops stationed on the islands to hold off an enemy invasion.
		At present, the Pratas and Spratly islands are protected by Taiwan's national coastguard administration.
		Other countries have stationed troops on surrounding islands because of their strategic importance.
	www.taiwan.com.au /Polieco/Policies/Defense/20060331.html (160 words)

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