The English name Ladd Reef was coined by Richard Spratly in late March 1843, after Captain Ladd of the ship Austen, who seemed to be the first to have seen the reef.[2] The Chinese name Rìjī Jiāo was coined in 1947 to replace the 1935 name Lādé Jiāo (拉德礁),[3] which was transliterated from the English name Ladd.
This coral reef lies on a northeast-southwest axis, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) in length, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) in width, and spans over an area of 9.9 square kilometres (990 ha; 2,400 acres; 3.8 sq mi). It is entirely submerged during high tide, but there are some stones jutting out of the sea during low tide.[5]
Structuresedit
The reef is uninhabited but contains a Vietnamese lighthouse (built in 1994)[6] with the inscription Hải đăng đá Lát[7] (literally "Ladd Reef Lighthouse"). The lower portion of the lighthouse consists of quarters for a handful of Vietnamese soldiers and the lighthouse keeper.
Other informationedit
The British tea clipperTaeping, while on a route from New York to Amoy, struck the reef and became grounded on the night of 22 September 1871 before being abandoned by its crew on 24 September. In 1945, towards the end of the Second World War, a Dutch submarine (HNLMS O-19) ran aground on Ladd Reef.[8]
Referencesedit
^"Presidential Decree No. 1596 (Philippines)". The Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 1978. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^Hancox, David; Prescott, Victor (1995). A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands and an Account of Hydrographic Surveys amongst Those Islands. Maritime Briefings. Vol. 1. University of Durham, International Boundaries Research Unit. p. 15. ISBN978-1897643181.
^ (in Chinese). 海南史志网. 2009-06-15. Archived from the original on 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2014-07-15. (Contains a list of maritime features in the South China Sea, with their English names, and their Chinese names in 1935, 1947 and 1983.)
^Sta Ana, D.J. (25 May 2011). "Vietnam also has garrisons in PH zone of Spratlys". Interaksyon. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^Những điều cần biết về hai quần đảo Hoàng Sa, Trường Sa và khu vực thềm lục địa phía nam [What you need to know about Paracel Islands, Spratly Islands and southern continental shelf] (in Vietnamese). Political Department, Naval Command (Vietnam). 2011.
ladd, reef, vietnamese, Đá, lát, mandarin, chinese, 日積礁, 日积礁, pinyin, rìjī, jiāo, vietnam, controlled, reef, spratly, group, islands, south, china, china, taiwan, also, claimants, reef, like, spratly, island, lies, west, philippines, defined, kalayaan, islands. Ladd Reef Vietnamese Đa Lat Mandarin Chinese 日積礁 日积礁 pinyin Riji Jiao is a Vietnam controlled reef in the Spratly group of islands South China Sea China PRC and Taiwan ROC are also claimants of the reef Like Spratly Island Ladd Reef lies to the west of the Philippines defined Kalayaan Islands claim area 1 Ladd ReefDisputed reefLadd ReefLadd ReefOther namesĐa Lat Vietnamese 日積礁 日积礁 Riji Jiao Chinese GeographyLocationSouth China SeaCoordinates8 39 57 N 111 40 36 E 8 66583 N 111 67667 E 8 66583 111 67667 Ladd Reef ArchipelagoSpratly IslandsAdministration VietnamDistrictTrường Sa DistrictTownshipTrường Sa TownshipClaimed by China Taiwan Vietnam Contents 1 Names 2 Geography 3 Structures 4 Other information 5 References 6 External linksNames editThe English name Ladd Reef was coined by Richard Spratly in late March 1843 after Captain Ladd of the ship Austen who seemed to be the first to have seen the reef 2 The Chinese name Riji Jiao was coined in 1947 to replace the 1935 name Lade Jiao 拉德礁 3 which was transliterated from the English name Ladd Geography editLadd Reef lies west of Dangerous Ground in the western half of the Spratly Islands to the south of Coronation Bank southwest of West London Reef West Reef and 15 nautical miles 28 km 17 mi west of Spratly Island 4 This coral reef lies on a northeast southwest axis 3 nautical miles 5 6 km 3 5 mi in length 1 nautical mile 1 9 km 1 2 mi in width and spans over an area of 9 9 square kilometres 990 ha 2 400 acres 3 8 sq mi It is entirely submerged during high tide but there are some stones jutting out of the sea during low tide 5 Structures editThe reef is uninhabited but contains a Vietnamese lighthouse built in 1994 6 with the inscription Hải đăng đa Lat 7 literally Ladd Reef Lighthouse The lower portion of the lighthouse consists of quarters for a handful of Vietnamese soldiers and the lighthouse keeper Other information editThe British tea clipper Taeping while on a route from New York to Amoy struck the reef and became grounded on the night of 22 September 1871 before being abandoned by its crew on 24 September In 1945 towards the end of the Second World War a Dutch submarine HNLMS O 19 ran aground on Ladd Reef 8 References edit Presidential Decree No 1596 Philippines The Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines 1978 Retrieved 2014 07 15 Hancox David Prescott Victor 1995 A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands and an Account of Hydrographic Surveys amongst Those Islands Maritime Briefings Vol 1 University of Durham International Boundaries Research Unit p 15 ISBN 978 1897643181 南海诸岛中外地名对照表 in Chinese 海南史志网 2009 06 15 Archived from the original on 2016 02 11 Retrieved 2014 07 15 Contains a list of maritime features in the South China Sea with their English names and their Chinese names in 1935 1947 and 1983 Sta Ana D J 25 May 2011 Vietnam also has garrisons in PH zone of Spratlys Interaksyon Retrieved 6 June 2014 Những điều cần biết về hai quần đảo Hoang Sa Trường Sa va khu vực thềm lục địa phia nam What you need to know about Paracel Islands Spratly Islands and southern continental shelf in Vietnamese Political Department Naval Command Vietnam 2011 Rowlett Russ 15 November 2013 Lighthouses of the Spratly Islands The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Retrieved 6 June 2014 Photo of Lighthouse on Ladd reef timawa net Timawa Forum Retrieved 6 June 2014 Spruijt Siem The Ladd reef Incident dutchsubmarines com Dutch Submarines Archived from the original on 12 August 2015 Retrieved 6 June 2014 External links editMaritime Transparency Initiative Island Tracker nbsp This article about a location in Vietnam is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ladd Reef amp oldid 1181911087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
