Taiping Island

Taiping Island, also known as Itu Aba, and various other names, is the largest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The island is elliptical in shape being 1.4 kilometres in length and 0.4 kilometres in width, with an area of 46 hectares. It is located on the northern edge of the Tizard Bank. The runway of the Taiping Island A…
Taiping Island, also known as Itu Aba, and various other names, is the largest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The island is elliptical in shape being 1.4 kilometres in length and 0.4 kilometres in width, with an area of 46 hectares. It is located on the northern edge of the Tizard Bank. The runway of the Taiping Island Airport is easily the most prominent feature on the island, running its entire length.
  • Location: South China Sea
  • Population: 220 military, coast guard and support personnel; four civilians
  • Other names: Itu Aba (Malay) · Tàipíng Dǎo (太平島/太平岛) (Mandarin Chinese) · Ligao Island (Philippine English) · Pulo ng Ligaw (Filipino) · Đảo Ba Bình (Vietnamese) · Huángshānmǎ Jiāo (黃山馬礁/黄山马礁) (Mandarin Chinese) · Huángshānmǎ Zhì (黃山馬峙/黄山马峙) (Mandarin Chinese) · Nagashima (長島) (Japanese) · Widuabe (Hainanese)
  • Archipelago: Spratly Islands
  • Area: 51 ha (130 acres)
  • Length: 1,430 m (4690 ft)
  • Width: 402 m (1319 ft)

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