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 , , , Republic of China.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the South China Sea
  • Also known as: Dongsha Dao”, “Pratas Island”, “Pratus”, “Pratus Island”, “Tung-sha Tao”, and “Tungsha Island

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dongsha Island Airport and Dongsha Island Land Special Scenic Area.

Aerodrome
Dongsha Airport is located on Pratas Island in Cijin District of , . Uni Air offers flights from once per week each Thursday, but the service is only available for Coast Guard Administration staff.

Nature reserve
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Dongsha Atoll National Park is the seventh national park of the Republic of China. The is located at Pratas Island in the north of the South China Sea, and includes the Dongsha Atoll, a circular atoll 25 kilometres in diameter with a tropical monsoon climate, and the surrounding seas.

Dongsha Island

Latitude
20.69992° or 20° 41′ 60″ north
Longitude
116.73162° or 116° 43′ 54″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
IATA airport code
DSX
Open location code
7PGRMPXJ+XJ
Geo­Names ID
1821061
Wiki­data ID
Q11103595
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Satellite Map

Discover Dongsha Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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
  • 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
  • Ukrainian: Донгша
  • Ukrainian: Пратас
  • Yue Chinese: 東沙島

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include White Sand Spit and Pratas Reef.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dongsha Island”. Photo: Rubendene, CC0.