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Paracel Islands Geography:
Location:
Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines
Geographic coordinates:
16 30 N, 112 00 E
Map references:
Area:
total:
NA
land:
NA
water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative:
NA
Land boundaries:
total: 0 km
border countries: NA
Coastline:
518 km
Maritime claims:
NA
Climate:
Tropical
Terrain:
Mostly low and flat
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 14 m on Rocky Island
Natural resources:
None
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100%
(2001)
Irrigated land:
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
Typhoons
Environment - current issues:
NA
Environment - international agreements:
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography - Note:
Composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group |

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