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Sand Cay is commonly confused with Sandy Cay which is a sandy shoal near Thitu Island. In 2022, news reports indicated that the Vietnamese government was engaged in dredging and landfill operations to expand the size of Sand Cay, Namyit Island, and Pearson Reef. The total area of the land reclaimed in these operations was estimated to be 170 ...
The "Great Wall of Sand" is a series of land reclamation (artificial island building) projects by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the Spratly Islands area of the South China Sea between late 2013 to late 2016.
West Sand Chinese: 西沙洲; pinyin: Xīshā-zhōu; Vietnamese: Cồn Cát Tây) is a sand cay located in the northwest of the Amphitrite Group of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. [1] It is approximately 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Tree Island
The Republic of China then garrisoned Itu Aba (Taiping) island in 1946 and posted Chinese flags. [72] The aim of the Republic of China was to block the French claims. [55] [84] The Republic of China drew up the map showing the U-shaped claim on the entire South China Sea, showing the Spratly and Paracels in Chinese territory, in 1947. [55]
The South China Sea Islands consist of over 250 islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs, ... Sand Cay 23: Namyit Island 24: Sin Cowe Island 25: Spratly Island 26: ...
Loaita Island, Lankiam Cay; 1.25 & 1.26 Tizard Bank. Namyit Island, Gaven Reefs, Sand Cay, Itu Aba Island, Petley Reef, Eldad Reef; 1.26 West of Tizard Bank Western Reef, Discovery Great Reef, Discovery Small Reef
At the eastern side of the island lies an extensive reef, which contains a central lagoon, but the reef is mostly submerged at high tide. Inside the lagoon, the open areas range in depth from 7 to 20 metres (23 to 66 ft). The sand cay at the southeastern extremity of reef is the reef's highest point.
The loss of Southwest Cay and Sand Cay, in combination with the defeats suffered by the ARVN on the mainland, placed the RVN in a complex and difficult position. As a result, at 8.45 pm on 26 April, RVN ships in the Spratly Island area were ordered to evacuate the ARVN 371st Local Battalion and withdraw from Namyit and Sin Cowe. [12]