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Taiping Island, Spratly Islands

Nansha Islands comprise 104 islands, reefs, cays, and banks. The area containing the islands stretches 810 km from north to south and 900 km from east to west. Taiping Island, the major island of the group, is located at their center. ROC marines are currently stationed on Taiping Island. Facilities on the island include a radar station, meteorological center, power plant, library, and activities center.

Six hundred and eighty miles to its north lies Hong Kong; 700 miles to its northeast is Kaohsiung; and Singapore is located 880 miles southwest of the island. James Shoal at the south of the island complex is the southernmost territory of China. Taiping Island is located at 114°22'E longitude and 10°23'N latitude. The island has a land area of only 489,600 sq. meters. It stretches 1,360 meters from east to west and 350 meters from north to south. Its average altitude is 3.8 meters above sea level. Its cross-island highway runs about one km long and a trip round the island can be completed in 30 minutes. The area has abundant fishing, mineral, and petroleum resources.

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