Rocky Island
Rocky Island is one of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. It is under the administration of the People's Republic of China and guarded by the PLA Navy. The island is also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam.- Type: Island
- Description: island in People’s Republic of China
- Also known as: “Hòn Đảo”, “Île Rocheuse”, “Rocky Island, South China Sea”, and “Shih Tao”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yongxing Island Airport.
Yongxing Island Airport
Aerodrome
Sansha Yongxing Airport is a civilian-military dual-use airport located on Yongxing Island, the largest of the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.
Rocky Island
- Category: landform
- Location: China, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Rocky Island” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Shidao”
- Cebuano: “Rocky Island”
- Chinese: “石岛”
- Chinese: “石島”
- Dutch: “Rocky Island, South China Sea”
- Japanese: “石島”
- Spanish: “Isla de Piedra”
- Swedish: “Rocky Island”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Đá”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Hòn Đá”
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Localities in the Area
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