Tennent Reef
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Tennent Reef, also known as Pigeon Reef, (Filipino: Bahura ng Lopez-Jaena); Tiên Nữ Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Tiên Nữ); Mandarin Chinese: 无乜礁; pinyin: Wúmiē jiāo, is an atoll on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The atoll has been occupied by Vietnam since 1988. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).[1][2][3]
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Disputed atoll | |
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Other names | Pigeon Reef Đá Tiên Nữ (Vietnamese) Lopez-Jaena Reef(Philippine English) Bahura ng Lopez-Jaena(Filipino) 无乜礁 Wúmiē jiāo (Chinese) |
Geography | |
Location | South China Sea |
Coordinates | 8°51′18″N 114°39′18″E |
Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
Administration | |
District | Trường Sa District |
Township | Trường Sa Township |
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