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=== List of entities === {{GeoGroup}} {|class="wikitable sortable" !English name!!Chinese name!!Vietnamese name!!Coordinates!!Area<br />(ha) !Height<br />(m)<ref>This is the maximum height, or for submerged features, the minimum depth, in metres. A height of zero indicates low sandy cays or beaches, reefs that dry at low tide, or similar. ''Source:''</ref><ref name="nga" /> !Location / notes |- !scope="row"|Amphitrite group |{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Xuande Qundao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|宣德群島}})||{{lang|vi|Nhóm An Vĩnh}}||{{coord|16|53|N|112|17|E}} || || ||ENE <ref name=nga/> |- |[[Woody Island, South China Sea|Woody Island]]||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Yongxing Dao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|永興島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Phú Lâm}}||{{Coord|16|50|N|112|20|E}}||align=right|210||align=right|?||Center of Amphitrite group <ref name=nga/> |- |[[Rocky Island, South China Sea|Rocky Island]]||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Shidao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|石島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Đá}}||{{Coord|16|50|40|N|112|20|50|E}}||align=right|8||align=right|14||Connected to (NE of) Woody Is.<ref name=nga/> |- |[[West Sand]]||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Xisha Zhou}} ({{lang|zh-hans|西沙洲}})||{{lang|vi|Cồn Cát Tây}}||{{Coord|16|58|39|N|112|12|43|E}}||align=right|4||align=right|0||NW of Amphitrite group |- |[[Tree Island, South China Sea|Tree Island]]||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Zhaoshudao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|趙述島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Cây}}||{{Coord|16|58|48|N|112|16|16|E}}||align=right|22||align=right|0||N of Amphitrite group <ref name=nga/> |- |("Seven Sisters")||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Qilian Yu Subgroup}} ({{lang|zh-hans|七連嶼}})|| || || || ||NE of Amphitrite Group |- |North Island||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Bei Dao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|北島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Bắc}}||{{Coord|16|57|50|N|112|18|34|E}}||align=right|4||align=right|0||N1 of Seven Islets <ref name=nga/> |- |Middle Island||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Zhong Dao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|中島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Trung}}||{{Coord|16|57|18|N|112|19|28|E}}||align=right|13||align=right|0||N2 of Seven Islets |- |South Island||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Nan Dao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|南島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Nam}}||{{Coord|16|56|47|N|112|20|04|E}}||align=right|17||align=right|0||N3 of Seven Islets |- |North Sand||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Bei Shazhou}} ({{lang|zh-hans|北沙洲}})||{{lang|vi|Cồn Cát Bắc}}||{{Coord|16|56|16|N|112|20|30|E}}||align=right|2||align=right|0||N4 of Seven Islets |- |Middle Sand||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Zhong Shazhou}} ({{lang|zh-hans|中沙洲}})||{{lang|vi|Cồn Cát Trung}}||{{Coord|16|56|03|N|112|20|37|E}}||align=right|5||align=right|0||N5 of Seven Islets |- |South Sand||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Nan Shazhou}} ({{lang|zh-hans|南沙洲}})||{{lang|vi|Cồn Cát Nam}}||{{Coord|16|55|45|N|112|20|45|E}}||align=right|6||align=right|0||N6 of Seven Islets <ref name=nga/> |- |(New West Sand)||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Xixin Shazhou}} ({{lang|zh-hans|西新沙洲}})||-||{{Coord|16|55|N|112|19|E}}||align=right|0.2||align=right|0||N7a of Seven Islets (7W) |- |(New East Sand)||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Dongxin Shazhou}} ({{lang|zh-hans|东新沙洲}})||-||{{Coord|16|55|24|N|112|20|45|E}}||align=right|0.4||align=right|0||N7b of Seven Islets (7E); South of South Sand |- |Iltis Bank||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Yin Shuo Tan}} ({{lang|zh-hans|銀铄滩}})||{{lang|vi|Bãi Bình Sơn}}||{{Coord|16|46|N|112|13|E}}|| ||align=right|-10||SW of Woody Island <ref name=nga/> |- !scope="row"|Crescent group |{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Yongle Qundao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|永樂群島}})||{{lang|vi|Nhóm Lưỡi Liềm}}||{{Coord|16|30|N|111|40|E}}||align=right| || || |- |[[Money Island, Paracel Islands|Money Island]]||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Jinyin Dao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|金銀島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Quang Ảnh}}||{{Coord|16|26|52|N|111|30|30|E}}||align=right|36||align=right|6||W end of Crescent group<ref name=nga/> |- |Antelope Reef||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Lingyang Jiao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|羚羊礁}})||{{lang|vi|Đá Hải Sâm}}||{{Coord|16|27|N|111|35|E}}||align=right| ||align=right|0||W Crescent Group, S of Robert Is.<ref name=nga/> |- |[[Robert Island, Paracel Islands|Robert Island]]<br />(Round Island)||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Ganquan Dao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|甘泉島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Hữu Nhật}}||{{Coord|16|30|20|N|111|35|07|E}}||align=right|30||align=right|8||W of Crescent group; Has a well |- |Pattle Island||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Shanhu Dao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|珊瑚島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Hoàng Sa}}||{{Coord|16|32|02|N|111|36|25|E}}||align=right|31||align=right|9||N of Robert Island <ref name=nga/> Has a well |- |(East Shanhu Shoal) |{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Shanhu Dong'ansha}} ({{lang|zh-hans|珊瑚东暗沙}}) |{{lang|vi|Bãi Đèn Pha}} |{{coord|16|32|00|N|111|37|42|E}} | |0 |E of Pattle Island |- |(All Wealth)||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Quanfu Dao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|全富島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Ốc Hoa}}||{{Coord|16|34|29|N|111|40|24|E}}{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}||align=right|2||align=right|0||NE of Pattle, SW of Observation Bank |- |Observation Bank<br />(Silver Islet)||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Yin Yu}} ({{lang|zh-hans|銀嶼}})||{{lang|vi|Bãi Xà Cừ}}||{{Coord|16|34|50|N|111|42|30|E}}{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}||align=right|1||align=right|0||NE of Crescent group |- |(Lesser Silver Islet) ||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Yinyu Zi}} ({{lang|zh-hans|銀嶼仔}})||{{lang|vi|Bãi Tiểu Xà Cừ}}||{{Coord|16|34|45|N|111|42|15|E}}||align=right|0.2||align=right|0||SE of Silver Islet |- |([[He Duck]])||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|[[Yagong Dao]]}} ({{lang|zh-hans|鴨公島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Ba Ba}}||{{Coord|16|34|00|N|111|41|11|E}}{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}||align=right|1||align=right|0||SW of Observation Bank |- |(Salty Hut)||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Xianshe Yu}} ({{lang|zh-hans|咸舍嶼}})||({{lang|vi|Đá Trà Tây?}})||{{Coord|16|32|N|111|42|E}}||align=right| ||align=right|0||SW of Observation Bank, W of Stone Islet |- |(Stone Islet)||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Shi Yu}} ({{lang|zh-hans|石嶼}})||({{lang|vi|Đảo Lưỡi Liềm?}})||{{Coord|16|30|N|111|46|E}}||align=right|0.2||align=right|0||E of Crescent group |- |Drummond Island||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Jinqing Dao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|晉卿島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Duy Mộng}}||{{Coord|16|27|50|N|111|44|30|E}}||align=right|21||align=right|3||E of Crescent group |- |Duncan Island||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Chenhang Dao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|琛航島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Quang Hòa}}||{{Coord|16|27|05|N|111|42|45|E}}||align=right|48||align=right|?||S of Crescent group<ref name=nga/> |- |Palm Island||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Guangjin Dao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|廣金島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Quang Hòa Tây}}||{{Coord|16|27|04|N|111|42|07|E}}||align=right|6||align=right|?||S of Crescent group<ref name=nga/> |- |(Little Basket)||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Kuangzai Shazhou}} ({{lang|zh-hans|筐仔沙洲}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Sâm Cầm}}||{{Coord|16|26|49|N|111|36|24|E}}||align=right|1||align=right|0||SE of Antelope Reef |- !scope="row"|Eastern sub-group<!--really an atoll without a proper name--> | || || || || || |- |[[Bremen Bank]] ||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Binmei Tan}} ({{lang|zh-hans|濱湄灘}})||{{lang|vi|Bãi Châu Nhai}}||{{Coord|16|20|00|N|112|25|40|E}}||align=right| ||align=right|-11||Eastern sub-group |- |[[Jehangire Bank]] ||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Zhanhan Tan}} ({{lang|zh-hans|湛涵灘}})||{{lang|vi|Bãi Quảng Nghĩa}}||{{Coord|16|19|40|N|112|41|10|E}}||align=right| ||align=right|-12||Eastern sub-group |- |[[Neptuna Bank]] ||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Beibian Lang}} ({{lang|zh-hans|北邊廊}})||{{lang|vi|Bãi Thuỷ Tề}}||{{Coord|16|30|50|N|112|32|42|E}}||align=right| ||align=right|-15||Eastern sub-group |- |[[Pyramid Rock, Paracel Islands|Pyramid Rock]] ||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Gaojian Shi}} ({{lang|zh-hans|高尖石}})||{{lang|vi|Hòn Tháp}}||{{Coord|16|34|36.5|N|112|38|32.5|E}}||align=right|4||align=right|5||Eastern sub-group <ref name=nga/> |- |[[Lincoln Island, South China Sea|Lincoln Island]] ||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Dong Dao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|東島}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Linh Côn}}||{{Coord|16|40|N|112|44|E}}||align=right|160||align=right|5||Eastern sub-group <ref name=nga/><br />"Water can be found on the island" |- !scope="row"|Other features | || || || || || |- |[[Discovery Reef]] ||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Huaguang Jiao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|華光礁}})||{{lang|vi|Đá Lồi}}||{{Coord|16|13|52|N|111|41|35|E}}||align=right| ||align=right|-4|| Inner SW <ref name=nga/> |- |[[Passu Keah]] ||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Panshi Yu}} ({{lang|zh-hans|盤石嶼}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Bạch Quy}}||{{Coord|16|03|24|N|111|45|42|E}}||align=right|40||align=right|0||Inner SW, S of Discovery Reef<ref name=nga/> <!--a seamount with a least depth of 236 meters is not an island, reef, or shoal, although I don't know where the depth limit exactly is--> |- |[[Herald Bank]] ||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Songtao Tan}} ({{lang|zh-hans|嵩燾灘}})||{{lang|vi|Bãi Ốc Tai Voi}}||{{Coord|15|43|N|112|13|E}}|| ||align=right|-236||ESE |- |[[Bombay Reef]] ||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Langhua Jiao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|浪花礁}})||{{lang|vi|Đá Bông Bay}}||{{Coord|16|02|41|N|112|31|06|E}}||align=right| ||align=right|0||SE <ref name=nga/> |- |[[Vuladdore Reef]] ||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Yuzhuo Jiao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|玉琢礁}})||{{lang|vi|Đá Chim Én}}||{{Coord|16|20|50|N|112|01|30|E}}||align=right| ||align=right|0||Central |- |[[Dido Bank]] ||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Xidu Tan}} ({{lang|zh-hans|西渡灘}})||{{lang|vi|Bãi Gò Nổi}}||{{Coord|16|49|N|112|53|E}}|| ||align=right|-23||NE <ref name=nga/> |- |[[North Reef, Paracel Islands|North Reef]]||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Bei Jiao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|北礁}})||{{lang|vi|Đá Bắc}}||{{Coord|17|05|25|N|111|30|13|E}}|| ||align=right|0||NW <ref name=nga/> |- |[[Triton Island]] ||{{lang|zh-latn-pinyin|Zhongjian Dao}} ({{lang|zh-hans|中建岛}})||{{lang|vi|Đảo Tri Tôn}}||{{Coord|15|47|N|111|12|E}}||align=right|120||align=right|3|| Outer SW <ref name=nga/> |}
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