Lankiam Cay, also known as Panata Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Panata, lit. 'Island of Oath'; MandarinChinese: 楊信沙洲/杨信沙洲; pinyin: Yángxìn Shāzhōu; Vietnamese: đá An Nhơn), is the smallest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands. It has an area of 0.44 hectares (1.1 acres) (4,400 sq. m), and is located about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) east-northeast of Philippine-occupied Loaita (Kota) Island,[1] just west of the north of Dangerous Ground.[2]
At one time the island had a surface area of more than 5 hectares (12 acres), but strong waves brought by a strong typhoon washed out the sandy surface (beach) of the island leaving behind the calcarenite foundation that can be seen at low tide. It has a wide lagoon.
Philippine occupationedit
The island is guarded by soldiers stationed at nearby Loaita Island who regularly visit. It is kept under observation from a tall structure on Loaita Island.
The location of this outpost, which the Philippines calls Panata Island, is often misreported as being on Lankiam Cay, to the east of Loaita Island. While reports suggest Lankiam was once a small sandy cay, it appears to have been washed away, leaving only a submerged reef and a small, shifting sand bar. If there was ever a Filipino facility there, it was moved to Loaita Cay and took the name “Panata Island” with it.[3]
lankiam, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2011, learn,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lankiam Cay news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message Lankiam Cay also known as Panata Island Filipino Pulo ng Panata lit Island of Oath Mandarin Chinese 楊信沙洲 杨信沙洲 pinyin Yangxin Shazhōu Vietnamese đa An Nhơn is the smallest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands It has an area of 0 44 hectares 1 1 acres 4 400 sq m and is located about 7 nautical miles 13 km 8 1 mi east northeast of Philippine occupied Loaita Kota Island 1 just west of the north of Dangerous Ground 2 Lankiam CayDisputed islandLankiam CayLankiam CayOther namesPanata Island Philippine English Pulo ng Panata Filipino đa An Nhơn Vietnamese 楊信沙洲 杨信沙洲 Yangxin Shazhōu Chinese GeographyLocationSouth China SeaCoordinates10 43 N 114 32 E 10 717 N 114 533 E 10 717 114 533 Lankiam Cay ArchipelagoSpratly IslandsAdministration PhilippinesRegionIV B MIMAROPAProvincePalawanMunicipalityKalayaanClaimed by China Philippines Taiwan VietnamAdditional information The island is administered by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan Palawan and is the eighth largest of the Philippine occupied islands It is also claimed by the People s Republic of China the Republic of China Taiwan and Vietnam Contents 1 Environment 2 Philippine occupation 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEnvironment editAt one time the island had a surface area of more than 5 hectares 12 acres but strong waves brought by a strong typhoon washed out the sandy surface beach of the island leaving behind the calcarenite foundation that can be seen at low tide It has a wide lagoon Philippine occupation editThe island is guarded by soldiers stationed at nearby Loaita Island who regularly visit It is kept under observation from a tall structure on Loaita Island The location of this outpost which the Philippines calls Panata Island is often misreported as being on Lankiam Cay to the east of Loaita Island While reports suggest Lankiam was once a small sandy cay it appears to have been washed away leaving only a submerged reef and a small shifting sand bar If there was ever a Filipino facility there it was moved to Loaita Cay and took the name Panata Island with it 3 See also editPolicies activities and history of the Philippines in Spratly IslandsReferences edit Sailing Directions Enroute Pub 161 South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand PDF Sailing Directions United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency 2017 p 13 NGA Chart 93044 shows the area NW of Dangerous Ground PHILIPPINES LAUNCHES SPRATLY RUNWAY REPAIRS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative External links editGoogle Map of Lankiam Cay nbsp This article about a location in the Philippines is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lankiam Cay amp oldid 1188308940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
