West Sand

West Sand is a sand cay located in the northwest of the Amphitrite Group of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. It is approximately 4 nautical miles west of .
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West Sand

Latitude
16.97777° or 16° 58′ 40″ north
Longitude
112.21181° or 112° 12′ 43″ east
Open location code
7P8JX6H6+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 759111371
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Wiki­data ID
Q7986432
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“West Sand” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “西沙洲”
  • Japanese: “西沙洲”
  • Vietnamese: “Cồn cát Tây”
  • Vietnamese: “Cồn Cát Tây”
  • Vietnamese: “Cồn Tây Sa”

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