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Sin Cowe Island
In S. China Sea disputed by CHN/PHL/VNM From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sin Cowe Island 9°53′7″N 114°19′47″E, also known as Sinh Ton Island[1] (Vietnamese: Đảo Sinh Tồn); Rurok Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Rurok, lit. 'Island of Peak'); Mandarin Chinese: 景宏島; pinyin: Jǐnghóng Dǎo; Wade–Giles: Ching-hung Tao, is an island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. With an natural area of 8 hectares (20 acres), it is the seventh largest Spratly island and the third largest of those occupied by Vietnam. It has a fringing reef which is above water at low tide.[2]
This island has been controlled by Vietnam since 1974, first by South Vietnam's ARVN Navy, followed by the Navy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after 1975. The island is also claimed by China, the Philippines[3] and Taiwan.
It is part of the Union Banks.[4] According to reports for 2025, Vietnam expanded the island to 13 hectares with land reclaimed from the sea.
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Topography and Structures
Sin Cowe island is garrisoned by Vietnamese soldiers. The structures on it include a two-storied government building, anti aircraft guns, artillery and a Vietnamese Sovereignty marker.[5]
There is also a civilian population with a school, children's playground, medical station and wind turbines for electricity generation.[6]
Chigua Jiao (Johnson South Reef)
Loveless Reef
Gent Reef
Sinh Tồn (Sin Cowe Island)
Edmund Reef
McKennan Reef
Dōngmén Jiāo (Hughes Reef)
Hallet Reef
Holiday Reef
Empire Reef
Ross Reef
Sinh Tồn Đông (Grierson Reef/ Sin Cowe East Island)
Bamford Reef
Tetley Reef
unknown Reef
Jones Reef
Higgens Reef
Đá Len Đao (Landsdowne Reef)
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