Ladd Reef

Ladd Reef

Disputed reef
Ladd Reef
Ladd Reef
Other names	Đá Lát (Vietnamese) 日積礁 / 日积礁 Rìjī Jiāo (Chinese)
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	8°39′57″N 111°40′36″E / 8.66583°N 111.67667°E / 8.66583; 111.67667 (Ladd Reef)
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Administration
Vietnam
District	Trường Sa District
Township	Trường Sa Township
Claimed by
China
Taiwan
Vietnam

Ladd Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Lát; Mandarin Chinese: 日積礁/日积礁; pinyin: Rìjī Jiāo) is a Vietnam-controlled reef in the Spratly group of islands, South China Sea. China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC) are also claimants of the reef. Like Spratly Island, Ladd Reef lies to the west of the Philippines-defined "Kalayaan Islands" claim area.^[1]