South China Sea

South China Sea is a sea in .
  • Sea
  • …is also known as “南海/Biển Đông/South China Sea”
  • …was formerly known as “Champa Sea”

South China Sea

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Latitude
15° north
Longitude
115° east
Open location code
7P7Q2222+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 303209363
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­sea
Geo­Names ID
1567570

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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Waray—“South China Sea” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Laôt Cina Tunong”
  • Arabic: “بحر الصين الجنوبي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Cənubi Çin dənizi”
  • Balinese: “Segara Cina Kelod”
  • Basque: “Hego Txinako itsasoa”
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёва-Кітайскае мора”
  • Burmese: “တောင်တရုတ်ပင်လယ်”
  • Catalan: “Mar de la Xina Meridional”
  • Cebuano: “Dagat Habagatang Tsina”
  • Central Bikol: “Dagat Habagatan na Tsina”
  • Chinese: “Nán Hǎi”
  • Chinese: “南方海” (historical)
  • Chinese: “南海”
  • Chinese: “沸海” (historical)
  • Chinese: “漲海” (historical)
  • Croatian: “Južno kinesko more”
  • Czech: “Jihočínské moře”
  • Danish: “Sydkinesiske Hav”
  • Dutch: “Zuid-Chineesche Zee”
  • Dutch: “Zuid-Chinese Zee”
  • Finnish: “Etelä-Kiinan meri”
  • French: “Mer de Chine méridionale”
  • German: “Südchinesisches Meer”
  • Greek: “Θάλασσα της Νότιας Κίνας”
  • Hebrew: “ים סין הדרומי”
  • Hungarian: “Dél-kínai-tenger”
  • Iban: “Tasik China Selatan”
  • Iloko: “Baybay Abagatan Tsina”
  • Indonesian: “Laut Cina Selatan”
  • Indonesian: “Laut Tiongkok Selatan”
  • Italian: “Mar Cinese Meridionale”
  • Japanese: “みなみシナかい”
  • Japanese: “南シナ海”
  • Japanese: “南支那海” (historical)
  • Javanese: “Sagara Cina Kidul”
  • Kadazan Dusun: “Rahat China Kabaatan”
  • Khmer: “សមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង”
  • Komering: “Lawok Cina Hulu”
  • Korean: “남중국해”
  • Lao: “ທະເລຈີນໃຕ້”
  • Latin: “Mare Sinense Australe”
  • Lithuanian: “Pietų Kinijos jūra”
  • Malay: “Laut China Selatan”
  • Pampanga: “Dayat Malat ning Mauling Tsina”
  • Pangasinan: “Dagat ed Abalaten na Tsina”
  • Polish: “Morze Południowochińskie”
  • Portuguese: “Mar da China Meridional”
  • Romanian: “Marea Chinei de Sud”
  • Russian: “Южно-Китайское море”
  • Serbian: “Јужно кинеско море”
  • Slovenian: “Južnokitajsko morje”
  • Spanish: “Mar de Filipinas Occidental”
  • Spanish: “Mar de la China Meridional”
  • Sundanese: “Laut Cina Kidul”
  • Swedish: “Sydkinesiska havet”
  • Tagalog: “Dagat Timog Tsina”
  • Tetum: “Tasi Sul Xina”
  • Thai: “ทะเลจีนใต้”
  • Turkish: “Güney Çin Denizi”
  • Ukrainian: “Південно-Китайське море”
  • Vietnamese: “Biển Đông”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Dagat Salatan Tsina”

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