Amboyna Cay

Amboyna Cay
Disputed island;
	Image by NASA
	Amboyna Cay
Other names	; Đảo An Bang (Vietnamese); Pulau Amboyna Kecil (Malay); Datu Kalantiaw Island (Philippine English); Pulo ng Datu Kalantiaw (Filipino); 安波沙洲 Ānbō Shāzhōu (Chinese)
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	07°53′31″N 112°55′17″E / 7.89194°N 112.92139°E
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Administration
	Vietnam
District	Trường Sa District
Township	Trường Sa Township
Claimed by
	China
	Malaysia
	Philippines
	Taiwan
	Vietnam

Amboyna Cay, also known as Vietnamese: Đảo An Bang; Malay: Pulau Amboyna Kecil; Datu Kalantiaw Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Datu Kalantiaw, lit. 'Island of Datu Kalantiaw'); Mandarin Chinese: 安波沙洲; pinyin: Ānbō Shāzhōu,^[1] and other names, is an island of the Spratly Islands group in the South China Sea located just outside (SW) of the southwest of Dangerous Ground.^[2] It is SW of Barque Canada Reef, south of the London Reefs, and NW of Swallow Reef.

With an area of 1.6 hectares (4.0 acres), it is the thirteenth largest naturally occurring Spratly island and the sixth largest amongst those occupied by Vietnam.

The island has two parts: the eastern part consists of sand and coral, and the west part is covered with guano. It has a fringing reef. An obelisk, about 2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in) high, stands on the SW corner. There is little vegetation. It is described by some as heavily fortified.^[3] A lighthouse has been operational on the island since May 1995.

The island is also claimed by China, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan.

An Bang Lighthouse
View from Amboyna Cay
Vietnamese guards on Amboyna Cay

^ "Vietnam Builds Up its Remote Outposts - Amboyna Cay". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ NGA Chart 93047 showing the South West of Dangerous Ground, www.oceangrafix.com
^ "Digital Gazetter of Spratly Islands". Archived from the original on 21 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-22.

[1] "Vietnam Builds Up its Remote Outposts - Amboyna Cay". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

[2] NGA Chart 93047 showing the South West of Dangerous Ground, www.oceangrafix.com

[Gazetter-3] "Digital Gazetter of Spratly Islands". Archived from the original on 21 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-22.

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