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China Sea
The China Sea is officially known as the South China Sea, and its area is 3500000 km2, as it is considered one of the big seas in the world after the oceans, and it is located geographically in the southern side of China, and it is astronomically located on a longitude 104.17 degrees east of the Greenwich Line, and on a latitude of 1.22 degrees north of the equator It is considered part of the Pacific waters, and the sea is characterized by its huge reserve wells that include natural gas and oil.
An island in the China Sea
Philippines
It is an archipelago consisting of 7107 islands, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, and is located geographically in the southeastern part of the Asian continent, and its land area is 300,000 km², and its capital is the city of Manila, and among the most prominent islands in it:
- Luzon Island: Its capital is the city of Manila, and is located geographically in the northern side of the Philippine archipelago, and has an area of 104,688 km2. The island is characterized by its various topography such as coastal plains, lakes as Lake Tal, mountain ranges such as Mount Pinatubo, rivers such as the Cagayan River, isolated volcanic cones such as Mayon Volcano, the Gulfs of Manila and the Gulf of Manila It is also distinguished by its rectangular shape.
- Mindanao Island: It is administratively followed by five hundred islands, with a land area of 140,000 km2, and is astronomically located on an latitude 8 ° north of the equator, and on a longitude 125 ° east of the Greenwich Line.
- Mactan Island: It is divided administratively into the city of Lapu Lapu and the municipality of Cordoba, which is part of the province of Cebu Island.
- Palawan Island: Its capital is the city of Puerto Princesa, and it is located geographically in the waters between the Solo Sea and the South China Sea, and it is characterized as one of the most beautiful tourist areas in the world.
Vietnam
Is an Asian island officially known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, located geographically in the southeastern side of the continent of Asia, specifically on the China Sea and the Gulf of Tokenin, and its land area is approximately 331.690 km², and is divided administratively into fifty-eight provinces and five municipalities, and its capital is the city of Hanoi, and the system of government It has a Socialist Republican, its official currency, Dong, and Vietnam is distinguished by its number of tourist attractions such as Halong Bay, the Saba region known as the Lost Paradise, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An Old City, Hue City which was the home of emperors, the waterfalls city, and the natrang city FH Pearl of the South.
Spratly
It is an archipelago consisting of a group of uninhabited small atolls, located geographically in the waters of the China Sea between China, Brunei, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia, with a land area of four square kilometers spread over an area of 425,000 km² of sea area, is also considered spratly Of the islands disputed due to the inclusion of huge quantities of oil and natural gas.
