Socotra Rock

English Etymology en Proper noun Socotra Rock An underwater rock in the Yellow Sea. August 18, 2011 w:Choe Sang-Hun Island’s Naval Base Stirs Opposition in South Korea https://web.archive.org/web/20110821182210/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/world/asia/19base.html https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/world/asia/19base.html August 21, 2011 Asia Pacific In January, the South Korean Navy began construction on a $970 million base in Gangjeong. Once completed in 2014, it will be home to 20 warships, including submarines, that the navy says will protect shipping lanes for South Korea’s export-driven economy, which is dependent on imported oil. It will also enable South Korea to respond quickly to a brewing territorial dispute with China over Socotra Rock, a submerged reef south of Jeju that the Koreans call Ieodo. Both sides believe it is surrounded by oil and mineral deposits. en July 10, 2014 A look at China’s territorial claims w:AP News https://web.archive.org/web/20250706191606/https://apnews.com/general-news-international-news-05b46bc2da40474fa1214be9bf766a78 https://apnews.com/general-news-international-news-05b46bc2da40474fa1214be9bf766a78 BEIJING (AP) July 06, 2025 MINOR DISPUTES: China has a minor border dispute with Bhutan and the sides have no diplomatic ties. It also has an obscure dispute with South Korea over a submerged rock that both claim. South Korea controls the feature, known variously as Socotra Rock, Leodo and Suyanjiao, and has built an ocean research station and helipad over it. en 18 March 2025 Seong Hyeon Choi Yellow Sea stand-off over ‘steel structure’ raises China-South Korea tensions: reports w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20250318140442/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3302876/yellow-sea-stand-over-steel-structure-raises-china-south-korea-tensions-reports https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3302876/yellow-sea-stand-over-steel-structure-raises-china-south-korea-tensions-reports March 18, 2025 1563-9371 648902513 China / Military According to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, citing South Korean diplomatic sources, the confrontation played out on the afternoon of February 26 in the Provisional Maritime Zone (PMZ) near Socotra Rock, southwest of South Korea’s Jeju Island. Translations undersea feature Chinese: Cantonese: yue 蘇岩礁 Mandarin: cmn 蘇岩礁 Japanese: ja Korean: ko en Oceanography Places China South Korea