Dongsha Island

Pratas Island, also known as the Tungsha Islands or the Dongsha Islands, is a coral island situated in the northern part of the South China Sea administered as part of , , .
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code DSX
  • Description: island in the South China Sea
  • Also known as
    “Dongsha Dao”
    “Pratas Island”
    “Pratus”
    “Pratus Island”
    “Tung-sha Tao”
    “Tungsha Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dongsha Island Airport and Dongsha Island Land Special Scenic Area.
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Dongsha Airport is located on Pratas Island in Cijin District of , .
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The Dongsha Atoll National Park is the seventh national park of the Republic of China.

Dongsha Island

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Latitude
20.69992° or 20° 41′ 60″ north
Longitude
116.73162° or 116° 43′ 54″ east
Open location code
7PGRMPXJ+XJ
Geo­Names ID
1821061
Wiki­data ID
Q11103595

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Yue Chinese—“Dongsha Island” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Дунша”
  • Cebuano: “Pratas Island”
  • Chinese: “东沙岛”
  • Chinese: “南澳气”
  • Chinese: “東沙島”
  • Czech: “Pratas”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Pratas”
  • French: “Îles Pratas”
  • Japanese: “東沙島”
  • Korean: “프라타스섬”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dongshaøyene”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pratasøyene”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dongshaøyane”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pratasøyane”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Pratas”
  • Slovak: “Prataské útesy”
  • Tamil: “பிரதாசு தீவு”
  • Ukrainian: “Донгша”
  • Ukrainian: “Пратас”
  • Yue Chinese: “東沙島”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include White Sand Spit and Pratas Reef.

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