Paracel Islands - Paracel Islands The Paracel Islands are a group of small islands and reefs in the East Sea , about one-third of the way from ► Vietnam to the ► Philippines and ► Taiwan, which were under the control of Vietnam for many years. In 1974, the Chinese navy attacked Vietnamese soldiers who were living on the islands. 74 Vietnamese soldiers died and 3 warships were sunk. The Paracel Islands have been controlled and administered by the ► People's Republic of China since 1974. The ► Spratly Islands lie to the south.
Las Islas Paracelso son ungrupo de islas y arrecifes en el Mar de China Meridional. Son parte de las Islas del Mar de China Meridional, aproximadamente a un tercio de distancia entre Vietnam central y el norte de Filipinas. Las Islas Paracelso están rodeadas de zonas de pesca y de potenciales reservas de petróleo y gas natural.
Kepulauan Paracel terdiri daripada lebih 30 buah pulau kecil, beting pasir atau terumbu, merangkumi kira-kira 15,000 km2 permukaan laut, dan terletak di Laut China Selatan. Ia juga dikenali sebagai Laut Vietnam Timur atau Laut Timur. Jarak kepulauan ini daripada garis pantai Vietnam dan China memiliki jarak yang sama, dan kira-kira satu-per-tiga jarak dari tengah Vietnam ke utara Filipina. Kepulauan ini dibahagikan kepada dua kumpulan utama. Kumpulan amphitrite terletak di barat laut manakala kumpulan bulan sabit di tenggara, dan berjarak kira-kira 70 km antara satu sama lain. Meskipun mengalami cuaca panas dan lembab, selain mendapat hujan lebat dan taufan yang kerap, ia kaya dengan tapak perikanan dan potensi simpanan minyak dan gas.
Kepulauan Paracel adalah kepulauan dan karang di Laut Cina Selatan yang dikuasai oleh Vietnam. Kepulauan ini terletak di sebelah barat Laut Vietnam Timur. Kepulauan ini kaya akan minyak dan gas.
Quần đảo Hoàng Sa là một tập hợp trên ba mươi đảo san hô, cồn cát, rạn đá ngầm (có nhiều rạn san hô vòng) và bãi ngầm thuộc biển Đông, ở vào khoảng một phần ba quãng đường từ miền Trung Việt Nam đến phía bắc Philippines. Quần đảo trải dài từ 15°45′ đến 17°15′ Bắc và từ 111°00′ đến 113°00′ Đông, thường được chia làm hai nhóm đảo là An Vĩnh và Lưỡi Liềm. Đài Loan, Trung Quốc và Việt Nam đều tuyên bố chủ quyền đối với quần đảo. Trung Quốc giành quyền kiểm soát nhóm An Vĩnh từ năm 1956 và nhóm Lưỡi Liềm từ năm 1974.
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