Pattle Island

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Pattle

Disputed island
Paracel Islands
class=notpageimage| Location of the major islands in Sansha Legend： Black：Sansha (Pref. seat) Woody Island (South China Sea) Pink：Scarborough Shoal Green：Fiery Cross Reef Blue：Mischief Reef Purple：Subi Reef Orange：Cuarteron Reef Yellow：Gaven Reefs Red：Johnson South Reef Brown：Hughes Reef
Other names	珊瑚岛, Shānhú dǎo, San Hô đảo, Đảo Hoàng Sa
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	16°32′05″N 111°36′30″E / 16.53472°N 111.60833°E / 16.53472; 111.60833 (Pattle Island)
Archipelago	Paracel Islands
Total islands	Over 30
Major islands	Woody, Rocky, Tree, Money, Robert, Pattle, Triton, Duncan, Lincoln, Drummond
Area	0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Length	820 m (2690 ft)
Width	420 m (1380 ft)
Administration
Vietnam
Province	Da Nang

Pattle Island (Simplified Chinese: 珊瑚岛; Pinyin: Shānhú dǎo; Sino-Vietnamese: San Hô đảo; Vietnamese: Đảo Hoàng Sa) is a coral island belonging to the Crescent Island group of the Paracel Islands. During the period of Vietnamese and French colonial occupation of the islands, Pattle Island was chosen as the main base. 100% of the island was near the mainland, near the center of the archipelago and near many other islands, so it was easier to control than Woody Island, the largest of the Paracels.

China, Taiwan and Vietnam all claim sovereignty over the Paracel Islands, including Pattle Island. China has had de facto control of the island and the rest of the archipelago since the Battle of the Paracel Islands in January 1974.