Sand Cay

Sand Cay, also known as Bailan Island and Son Ca Island, is a cay on the north edge of the Tizard Bank of the in the South China Sea. With an natural area of 7 hectares, it is the ninth largest, and the fourth largest Vietnamese-administered, of the Spratly Islands.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: “Ðao Sơn Ca”, “Tun-Ch’ien Sha-chou”, and “Tun-ch’ien Sha-chow”

Sand Cay

Latitude
10.37551° or 10° 22′ 32″ north
Longitude
114.47988° or 114° 28′ 48″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
7P2P9FGH+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1190948449
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1821041
Wiki­data ID
Q987764
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Sand Cay” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “敦謙沙洲”
  • Chinese: “敦谦沙洲”
  • French: “Caye Sand”
  • French: “Sand Cay”
  • Japanese: “サンド礁”
  • Japanese: “ソンカー島”
  • Japanese: “山歌島”
  • Japanese: “敦謙沙洲”
  • Spanish: “Cayo Sand”
  • Tagalog: “Bailan”
  • Ukrainian: “Сенд-Кей”
  • Vietnamese: “Đá Sơn Ca”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Sơn Ca”
  • Vietnamese: “Sơn Ca”

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