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Sin Cowe Island

Disputed island
Sin Cowe Island
Sin Cowe Island
Other names	Sinh Ton Island Đảo Sinh Tồn (Vietnamese) Rurok Island (Philippine English) Pulo ng Rurok (Filipino) 景宏島 / 景宏岛 Jǐnghóng Dǎo (Chinese)
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	09°53′07″N 114°19′47″E / 9.88528°N 114.32972°E / 9.88528; 114.32972
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Administration
Vietnam
District	Trường Sa District, Khánh Hòa
Commune	Sinh Tồn Commune
Claimed by
China
Philippines
Taiwan
Vietnam
Demographics
Population	31

Sin Cowe Island 9°53′7″N 114°19′47″E / 9.88528°N 114.32972°E / 9.88528; 114.32972, also known as Sinh Ton Island (Vietnamese: Đảo Sinh Tồn); Rurok Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Rurok, lit. 'Island of Peak'); Mandarin Chinese: 景宏島/景宏岛; pinyin: Jǐnghóng Dǎo, is an island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. With an area of 8 hectares (20 acres), it is the seventh largest Spratly island and the third largest of those occupied by Vietnam. It has a fringing reef which is above water at low tide.

This island has been controlled by Vietnam since 1974, first by South Vietnam's ARVN Navy, followed by the Navy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after 1975. The island is also claimed by China, the Philippines and Taiwan.

It is part of the Union Banks.

Topography and Structures

Sin Cowe island is garrisoned by Vietnamese soldiers. The structures on it include a two-storied government building, anti aircraft guns, artillery and a Vietnamese Sovereignty marker.

There is also a civilian population with a school, children's playground, medical station and wind turbines for electricity generation.

See also

• Spratly Islands dispute

References

1. Valencia, Mark J.; Van Dyke, Jon M.; Ludwig, Noel A. (July 1999). Sharing the Resources of the West Philippine Sea. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 31. ISBN 0824818814. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
2. Cole, Bernard (1 October 2001). The Great Wall at Sea: China's Navy Enters the Twenty-first Century (First ed.). U.S. Naval Institute Press. p. 207. ISBN 1557502390. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
3. Rosen, Mark E. (19 August 2014). "A CNA Occasional Paper - Philippine Claims in the South China Sea: A Legal Analysis". South China Sea: Facts and Legal Aspects. CNA Corporation’s Strategic Studies (CSS) division. Retrieved 16 September 2021. The ubiquitous KIG claim by the Philippines carries little legal weight. It stands on the same footing as the nine-dashed-line claim. Also, it was made later than the claims of China, the ROC, and Vietnam.
4. "Digital Gazetteer of Spratly Islands". www.southchinasea.org. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
5. "Photos of Sin Cowe island". South sea conversations. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
6. "The peaceful life on Truong Sa". Vietnam Pictorial. HaNoi-Vietnam: Vietnam News Agency. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021. Photo caption: Teacher and students at the primary school on Sinh Ton island commune.

External links

• Maritime Transparency Initiative Island Tracker

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