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Paracel Islands Geography 2013
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SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
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Page last updated on November 15, 2012

Location:
Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines

Geographic coordinates:
16 30 N, 112 00 E

Map references:
Southeast Asia

Area:
total: ca. 7.75 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
land: ca. 7.75 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative:
NA

Land boundaries:
0 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]

Coastline:
518 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]

Maritime claims:
NA

Climate:
tropical

Terrain:
mostly low and flat

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
[see also: Elevation extremes - lowest point country ranks ]
highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m

Natural resources:
none

Land use:
arable land: 0%
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005)

Irrigated land:
0 sq km
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]

Natural hazards:
typhoons

Environment - current issues:
NA

Geography - note:
composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group


NOTE: The information regarding Paracel Islands on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Paracel Islands Geography 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Paracel Islands Geography 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.


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