Lankiam Cay

Lankiam Cay
Disputed island;
	Lankiam Cay
	Lankiam Cay
Other names	; Panata Island (Philippine English); Pulo ng Panata (Filipino); đá An Nhơn (Vietnamese); 楊信沙洲 / 杨信沙洲 Yángxìn Shāzhōu (Chinese)
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	10°43′N 114°32′E / 10.717°N 114.533°E
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Administration
	Philippines
Region	IV-B - MIMAROPA
Province	Palawan
Municipality	Kalayaan
Claimed by
	China
	Philippines
	Taiwan
	Vietnam
Additional information

Lankiam Cay, also known as Panata Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Panata, lit. 'Island of Oath'; Mandarin Chinese: 楊信沙洲/杨信沙洲; pinyin: Yángxìn Shāzhōu; Vietnamese: đá An Nhơn), is the smallest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands. It has an area of 0.44 hectares (1.1 acres) (4,400 sq. m), and is located about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) east-northeast of Philippine-occupied Loaita (Kota) Island,^[1] just west of the north of Dangerous Ground.^[2]

The island is administered by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan, Palawan, and is the eighth largest of the Philippine-occupied islands. It is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam.

^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 161: South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 13.
^ NGA Chart 93044 shows the area NW of Dangerous Ground.

[pub161-1] Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 161: South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 13.

[NGA93044-2] NGA Chart 93044 shows the area NW of Dangerous Ground.

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