Spratly Island
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Spratly Island (Vietnamese: Đảo Trường Sa or Đảo Trường Sa Lớn, lit. 'the Big Spratly (Trường Sa) Island'; simplified Chinese: 南威岛; traditional Chinese: 南威島; pinyin: Nánwēi Dǎo; Filipino: Pulo ng Lagos, lit. 'Lagos Island'), also known as Storm Island, is the fourth largest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands in the South China Sea with a natural area of 15 hectares (37 acres), and was the largest of the Vietnamese-administered Spratly islands.
In 2016 the Vietnamese embarked on a land reclamation program at ten locations in the Spratly Islands. At Spratly Island 37 acres have been reclaimed, which has allowed for the addition of a harbour and the doubling of the length of the island's runway to a length of about 4,000 feet (1,200 m). The total area of the island by 2025 is 36.5 hectares.
It is also claimed by China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC).
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