West Philippine Sea

West Philippine Sea
Karagatang Kanlurang Pilipinas (Filipino)
Map showing the approximate area corresponding to the official extent of the West Philippine Sea. Also included is the international treaty limits (red line as per the 1898 Treaty of Paris) and the Spratly Islands which is often designated as the Kalayaan Island Group in Philippine maps (green line as per Presidential Decree No. 1596 of 1978[1]) .
West Philippine Sea is located in Luzon
West Philippine Sea
West Philippine Sea
West Philippine Sea is located in South China Sea
West Philippine Sea
West Philippine Sea
West Philippine Sea is located in Southeast Asia
West Philippine Sea
West Philippine Sea
West Philippine Sea is located in Asia
West Philippine Sea
West Philippine Sea
Coordinates13°N 118°E / 13°N 118°E / 13; 118
EtymologyAfter the Philippines (name officially adopted by the Philippine government on September 5, 2012 pursuant to Administrative Order No. 29.)
Part ofSouth China Sea (Philippine-claimed EEZ only)
IslandsSpratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal (disputed territories)

West Philippine Sea (Filipino: Karagatang Kanlurang Pilipinas;[2] abbreviated as WPS) is the official designation by the government of the Philippines to the parts of the South China Sea that are included in the country's exclusive economic zone. The term is also sometimes incorrectly used to refer to the entire South China Sea.

  1. ^ "Presidential Decree No. 1596, s. 1978". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. June 11, 1978. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ang West Philippine Sea: Isang Sipat" [The West Philippine Sea: A Briefer] (PDF) (in Filipino). Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines). December 2014. p. 2. Retrieved February 18, 2022. Nasa kanlurang bahagi ng Pilipinas ang Karagatang Kanlurang Pilipinas o West Philippine Sea (WPS).

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