Grierson Reef (Filipino: Pulo ng Julian Felipe); Sin Cowe East Island (Vietnamese: Đảo Sinh Tồn Đông); Mandarin Chinese: 染青沙洲; pinyin: Rǎnqīng shāzhōu, is a cay on the eastern part of the Union Banks of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The island has been occupied by Vietnam since 1978. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).[1][2][3]
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Grierson Reef
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Other names | Sinh Tồn Đông (Vietnamese) Julian Felipe Reef(Philippine English) Pulo ng Julian Felipe (Filipino) 染青沙洲 Rǎnqīng shāzhōu (Chinese) |
Geography | |
Location | South China Sea |
Coordinates | 9°54′9″N 114°33′51″E / 9.90250°N 114.56417°E / 9.90250; 114.56417 (Grierson Reef) |
Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
Administration | |
District | Trường Sa District |
Commune | Sinh Tồn Commune |
Claimed by | |
China
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Philippines
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Taiwan
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Chigua Jiao (Johnson South Reef)
Đá Cô Lin
(Collins Reef,
Johnson North Reef)
Sinh Tồn (Sin Cowe Island)
Dōngmén Jiāo (Hughes Reef)
Sinh Tồn Đông (Grierson Reef/ Sin Cowe East Island)
Đá Len Đao (Landsdowne Reef)
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