Dongsha

Dōngshā English Alternative forms en Tungsha Tung-sha Wade-Giles Etymology From the en cmn-pinyin -en 1998 Blunden Caroline w:Mark Elvin Gazetteer Graham Speake Cultural Atlas of China https://archive.org/details/culturalatlasofc00blun_0/ Revised Facts on File Checkmark Books 0-8160-3814-7 98-34322 43168341 9770589M 232 https://archive.org/details/culturalatlasofc00blun_0/page/232/ 1, 5 Names in italics represent the Wade-Giles equivalent of the preceding Pinyin transcription.Dongsha Islands/Tung-sha 20°45′N 116°43′E, romanization of the en cmn 東沙. Pronunciation en /dɔŋ.ʃɑ/ /dɒŋ-/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dongsha.wav Southern England do͝ong′shä′Pratas Island 1516 1 en ɑː 2 en Dong sha Proper noun en Pratas. en 1979 Frederic M. Kaplan; Julian M. Sobin; Stephen Andors Encyclopedia of China Today https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofch00kapl/ Eurasia Press 0-06-012256-0 77-6886 318404559 19 https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofch00kapl/page/19/ Several groups of tiny islands in the South China Sea—including the Dongsha (Pratas) and Sisha (Paracels) groups—have been placed under Guangdong's provincial jurisdiction, but are the subject of claims by other countries. Long considered insignificant, they have become a matter of serious contention because of the probability of offshore oil deposits in the area. en 0-226-06608-8 https://archive.org/details/oceanyearbook0000unse/ 1986 Marine Science in China: Development and Prospects Ocean Yearbook Baruch Boxer 6 222 In 1933, Amoy marine biologists also surveyed the marine flora and fauna of Dongsha (Pratas) Island off Guangdong Province in the South China Sea. en 978-986-02-9419-4 https://archive.org/details/republicofchinay0000repu/ 2011 The Republic of China Yearbook 2011 Geography w:Government Information Office New Taipei 24–25 https://archive.org/details/republicofchinay0000repu/page/24/ In addition, the ROC maintains a historical claim to four groups of islands scattered over a vast area in the South China Sea that is surrounded by rich fishing grounds and gas and oil deposits. These are the Dongsha (Pratas) Islands zh 東沙群島, the Nansha (Spratly) Islands zh 南沙群島, the Xisha (Paracel) Islands zh 西沙群島, and the Zhongsha Islands (Macclesfield Bank) zh 中沙群島. Currently, the ROC's effective jurisdiction includes the Dongsha Islands, where a national park was established in 2007, as well as Taiping Island zh 太平島 and Zhongzhou Reef zh 中洲礁 of the Nansha Islands.The Dongsha Islands are located 444 kilometers southwest of Kaohsiung and comprise Dongsha Island zh 東沙島—a coral atoll with an area of 2.38 square kilometers—and two coral reefs. In addition to being a source of fish and minerals, the islands are used as a coast guard outpost. A hospital, a power station, a satellite tracking facility and a runway have also been built on Dongsha Island.. . .In keeping with the ROC's peaceful intentions, the Dongsha Islands, Taiping Island and Zhongzhou Reef have been transferred from military to civilian control. In 2000, responsibility for defending these islands passed from the Ministry of National Defense to the Coast Guard Administration, while the administration of the islands has been given to the Kaohsiung City government. en January 17, 2026 Kathrin Hille China flies drone into Taiwan’s airspace for first time w:Financial Times https://archive.ph/2EKEW https://www.ft.com/content/4b73bf1c-76a4-426f-a335-de8528b24acb January 17, 2026 Taiwan A Chinese surveillance drone entered the airspace of Pratas, a Taiwan-controlled island in the South China Sea also known as Dongsha, for four minutes on Saturday. en Descendants Translingual: mul Opisthoteuthis dongshaensis References Further reading en 2008 Dongsha Island Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee0000unse_l7h3/ 2nd 1 New York Columbia University Press 978-0-231-14554-1 2008009181 212893637 1044 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee0000unse_l7h3/page/1044/ 2 Anagrams en adghnos hagdons sand hog sand-hog sandhog