Loaita Cay
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Loaita Cay, also known as Melchora Aquino Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Melchora Aquino; Vietnamese: Đảo Loại Ta Tây; Mandarin Chinese: 南鑰沙洲/南钥沙洲; pinyin: Nányào Shāzhōu), is an island in the Spratly Islands. It has an area of 0.53 hectares (1.3 acres) and it's located about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northwest of Philippine-occupied Loaita (Kota) Island, just west of the north of Dangerous Ground.
The island is administered by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan, Palawan, and is the seventh largest of the Philippine-occupied islands. It is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam.
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