Loaita Cay, also known as Melchora Aquino Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Melchora Aquino; Vietnamese: Đảo Loại Ta Tây; Mandarin Chinese: 南鑰沙洲/南钥沙洲; pinyin: Nányào Shāzhōu), is an island in the Spratly Islands.[2] It has an area of 0.53 hectares (1.3 acres) and it's located about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northwest of Philippine-occupied Loaita (Kota) Island,[3] just west of the north of Dangerous Ground.[4]
The island is administered by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan, Palawan, and is the seventh largest of the Philippine-occupied islands. It is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam.
^"Peace in the South China Sea, National Territory Secure Forever: Position Paper on ROC South Clina Sea Policy" (PDF). ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^Loaita Cay on Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.
^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.
LoaitaCay, also known as Melchora Aquino Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Melchora Aquino; Vietnamese: Đảo Loại Ta Tây; Mandarin Chinese: 南鑰沙洲/南钥沙洲; pinyin:...
China, Taiwan and the Philippines. LoaitaCay is northeast of Loaita Nan. Chinese fishermen has described Loaita Nan as "double yellows". In 1983, The...
island, and the Philippine soldiers also regularly visit it. Loaita Nan and LoaitaCay (Melchora Aquino), which are distinct from Kota, lie 5 miles (8...
misreported as being on Lankiam Cay, to the east of Loaita Island. While reports suggest Lankiam was once a small sandy cay, it appears to have been washed...
(14 km) of horizon distance). These include: North Reef, Sandy Cay, Loaita Nan and LoaitaCay. Also, most features that lie to the east of the 116°E Meridian...
disputed archipelago in the South China Sea. Composed of islands, islets, cays, and more than 100 reefs, sometimes grouped in submerged old atolls, the...
(Itu Aba, Taiping Island) Likas Island (West York Island) LoaitaCay / Loaita Nan / Loaita Island (Kota) London Reefs Louisa Reef Luconia Shoals M Magat...
Southwest Cay, then occupied by the military forces of its wartime ally, the Philippines. In order to lure the Philippines soldiers off Southwest Cay, it was...
The South China Sea Islands consist of over 250 islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs and seamounts in the South China Sea. The islands are mostly low and...
island to accommodate various military aircraft. On the Vietnam occupied Sand Cay and West Reef islands, upgrades and land reclamation projects were also started...
several archipelago clusters of mostly small uninhabited islands, islets (cays and shoals), reefs/atolls and seamounts numbering in the hundreds, are subject...
a group of islands and associated "maritime features" (reefs, banks, and cays etc.) located in the South China Sea. The dispute is characterized by diplomatic...
Reef Lankiam Cay, Panata Island LoaitaCay, Melchora Aquino Island Loaita Island, Kota Island Nanshan Island, Lawak Island Northeast Cay, Parola Island...
Decree No. 4702-CP merging Spratly Island, Amboyna Cay, Itu Aba Island, Northeast Cay, Southwest Cay, Loaita Island, Thitu Island and other dependent islands...
Reef Lankiam Cay, Panata Island LoaitaCay, Melchora Aquino Island Loaita Island, Kota Island Nanshan Island, Lawak Island Northeast Cay, Parola Island...
Reef Lankiam Cay, Panata Island LoaitaCay, Melchora Aquino Island Loaita Island, Kota Island Nanshan Island, Lawak Island Northeast Cay, Parola Island...
occupied by Malaysia. The islands are all of a similar nature; they are cays (or keys) – sand islands formed on old degraded and submerged coral reefs...
Jiao Đảo Sơn Ca (Sand Cay) Đá Núi Thị (Petley Reef) Eldad Reef (Eldad Reef) Đảo Nam Yết (Namyit) It is neighboured by the Loaita Bank to the North, Discovery...
landforms, only five islands, two cays, and three reefs are under Philippine occupation: the Flat Island (Patag), the Loaita Island (Kota), the Nanshan Island...
are the North Danger Reef to the north, Subi Reef to the west, and the Loaita and Tizard Banks to the south. As the poblacion (administrative center)...
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