Woody Island

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Woody Island is the largest of the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea and serves as a key administrative and military outpost.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Woody Island canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative center ⓘ
disputed territory ⓘ
island ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ
administeredAsPartOf Hainan Province ⓘ
linked to: Hainan

Sansha City ⓘ
administeredBy China ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Phu Lam Island ⓘ
Yongxing Island ⓘ
area about 2.1 square kilometers ⓘ
about 210 hectares ⓘ
capitalOf Sansha City ⓘ
contestedBy China and Taiwan ⓘ
China and Vietnam ⓘ
disputeType territorial dispute ⓘ
garrisonEstablishedByChina 1970s ⓘ
hasAdministrativeBuildings yes ⓘ
hasAirport Yongxing Island airfield ⓘ
hasCivilianPopulation yes ⓘ
hasCoastalDefenseMissiles reported ⓘ
hasDesalinationPlant yes ⓘ
hasHarbor yes ⓘ
hasHospital yes ⓘ
hasLighthouses yes ⓘ
hasMilitaryGarrison yes ⓘ
hasPortInfrastructure yes ⓘ
hasPowerPlant yes ⓘ
hasRadarInstallations yes ⓘ
hasSchool yes ⓘ
hasSettlement Yongxing Town ⓘ
hasSurfaceToAirMissiles reported ⓘ
hasTourismFacilities limited ⓘ
length approximately 2.1 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Paracel Islands ⓘ
South China Sea ⓘ
northwestern South China Sea ⓘ
nearbyFeature Amphitrite Group of Paracel Islands ⓘ
partOf Crescent Group ⓘ
permanentChinesePresence since 1950s–1970s (consolidated) ⓘ
runwayLength approximately 2,700 meters ⓘ
sovereigntyClaimedBy China ⓘ
Taiwan ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
strategicImportance control of sea lanes in South China Sea ⓘ
projection of Chinese power in South China Sea ⓘ
usedAs PLA military base ⓘ
PLAAF air base ⓘ
PLAN naval base ⓘ
width approximately 1.7 kilometers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paracel Islands → hasPart → Woody Island ⓘ
Paracel Islands → administeredFrom → Woody Island ⓘ
Amphitrite Group → hasLargestIsland → Woody Island ⓘ