Malaysian population: 70[1]
Malaysian postal code: 88005[2]
Layang-Layang Island
Swallow Reef, also known as Malay: Pulau Layang-Layang; Vietnamese: Đá Hoa Lau; Mandarin Chinese: 燕子島; pinyin: Yànzi Dǎo; Celerio Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Celerio), is an oceanic atoll of the Spratly Islands administered by Malaysia, which is situated approximately 300 kilometres (190 mi) northwest of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The atoll is about 7 km long and 2 km wide with a central lagoon. The part of the atoll above sea level is a reef on the south-east rim which had an original land area of approximately 6.2 hectares (15 acres), but with reclaimed land now covers 35 hectares (86 acres),[3] measuring over 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long and 200 m (656 ft) wide.[4]
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has maintained a presence on the reef since 1983, but as with all of the Spratly Islands, the ownership is disputed, and it is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Vietnam. The Philippines does not lay claim to Swallow Reef.[5]
The island has gained recognition as a destination for scuba divers.[6] Layang Layang is especially known for the hammerhead sharks during the May mating season.[7] Its air transport needs are served by the Layang-Layang Airport.
^"Layang Layang Atoll".
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^"WantChinaTimes(Taiwan)". Retrieved 16 March 2015.
^"History of Station Lima at Swallow Reef (Terumbu Layang-Layang)". Konflikdanmiliter. Blogspot. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
^The Philippines does not lay claim to Swallow Reef; it is outside of the Kalayaan Island Group which was defined by Presidential Decree No. 1596 signed by Ferdinand Marcos - "Philippine Presidential Decree No. 1596" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
^Musa, Ghazali (October 2006). "Layang Layang: An Empirical Study on Scuba Divers' Satisfaction". ResearchGate.
SwallowReef, also known as Malay: Pulau Layang-Layang; Vietnamese: Đá Hoa Lau; Mandarin Chinese: 燕子島; pinyin: Yànzi Dǎo; Celerio Reef (Filipino: Bahura...
these mention the 11th largest naturally occurring island located on the SwallowReef atoll, occupied by Malaysia. The islands are all of a similar nature;...
southwest ends. The nearest reliable shelter for boats is the lagoon at SwallowReef, 128 km (80 miles) to the northeast. As of 2014[update], the shoal was...
of the Ardasier Reef and Investigator Shoal, 117.9 miles (189.7 km) NE of SwallowReef and 167.1 miles (268.9 km) SE of Cuarteron Reef. The rock has been...
(37 mi) slightly east of north from SwallowReef and 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) southeast of Barque Canada Reef. It dries at high tide enclosing two...
the South China Sea. Composed of islands, islets, cays, and more than 100 reefs, sometimes grouped in submerged old atolls, the archipelago lies off the...
encloses a lagoon ~15m deep. It is 9 km west of Ardasier Reef, and 26 km north of SwallowReef. As with all of the Spratly Islands, the ownership of the...
occupied five islands that it considers to be within its continental shelf. SwallowReef (Layang Layang / Terumbu Layang / Pulau Layang Layang) was under control...
Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands. It lies 26 km NNE of SwallowReef, and 9 km east of Dallas Reef, with the large Ardasier Bank extending 69 km ENE. Ardasier...
Cross Reef, Mischief Reef and Subi Reef. Aside from geo-political tensions, concerns have been raised about the environmental impact on fragile reef ecosystems...
of Dangerous Ground. It is SW of Barque Canada Reef, south of the London Reefs, and NW of SwallowReef. With an area of 1.6 hectares (4.0 acres), it is...
clusters of mostly small uninhabited islands, islets (cays and shoals), reefs/atolls and seamounts numbering in the hundreds, are subject to competing...
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 small...
1983 Station Lima (SwallowReef) 1986 Station Uniform (Ardasier Reef) 1986 Station Mike (Mariveles Reef) 1999 Station Sierra (Erica Reef) 1999 Station Papa...
Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The disputes involve the islands, reefs, banks, and other features of the region, including the Spratly Islands...
Ayungin Reefs will likely remain as fishing zones occupied by Philippine forces. Land reclamation on these reefs, like what Malaysia did to SwallowReef where...
Levi Celerio, a Filipino composer and lyricist Celerio Reef, the Filipino name for SwallowReef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea Suzuki Celerio...
(London) and Sean O'Connor (Indiana) (20 Nov 2014). "China building airstrip-capable island on Fiery Cross Reef". IHS Jane's 360. Jane's Defence Weekly....
three-year-old debut, but then finished third to Mill Reef and Brigadier Gerard in the 2000 Guineas. My Swallow finished second in his two remaining races before...
journey, Mill Reef tasted defeat for the first time by the narrowest of margins to another exceptional English two-year-old, My Swallow. Back on home...
within the world's coral reef distribution. The reefs can be usually found around islands such as Sipadan Island, SwallowReef, and Redang Island. Sipadan...
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