Johnson South Reef

Johnson South Reef, also known as Chigua Reef, Gạc Ma Reef, or Mabini Reef, is a reef in the southwest portion of the Union Banks in the of the South China Sea.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: reef in the People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as: Chigua Island

Johnson South Reef

Latitude
9.71533° or 9° 42′ 55″ north
Longitude
114.28721° or 114° 17′ 14″ east
Open location code
6PXPP78P+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 301419555
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
1821135
Wiki­data ID
Q1927337
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Johnson South Reef” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Escull Johnson del Sud
  • Cebuano: Johnson Reef
  • Chinese: 赤瓜岛
  • Chinese: 赤瓜礁
  • French: Récif de Johnson du Sud
  • German: Chigua Jiao
  • Indonesian: Karang Johnson Selatan
  • Japanese: ジョンソン南礁
  • Malay: Terumbu Johnson Selatan
  • Spanish: Arrecife Johnson del Sur
  • Swedish: Johnson Reef
  • Tagalog: Mabini
  • Vietnamese: Đá Gạc Ma
  • Vietnamese: Đảo Gạc Ma
  • Vietnamese: Đảo Xích Qua
  • Vietnamese: Gạc Ma

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