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Spratly Island (proper) or Truong Sa Island (Tagalog: Lagos; Chinese: 南威岛; pinyin: Nanwei Dao; Vietnamese: Đảo Trường Sa) is an island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. With an area of 13 hectares, it is the fourth largest Spratly island and the largest among Vietnamese-occupied Spratly islands. It is covered with bushes and grass. It is home to some birds and has guano deposits. A 5.5 m-high obelisk is present at the southern tip. The island has a 610 metres (667 yd) landing strip and a fishing port. Fringing reef is above water at low tide.[1] This island, occupied by Vietnam since 1974, is also being claimed by China, Taiwan and the Philippines.
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