Cuarteron Reef
Cuarteron Reef (Huayang Jiao 华阳礁 in Chinese; Calderon Reef in Filipino; đá Châu Viên in Vietnamese) is a reef at the east end of the London Reefs in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. It is controlled by China as part of Sansha, and claimed by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan, Palawan. The reef is 3 nautical miles long and has an area of 8 square kilometres.[1]
Chinese construction projects
Carteron reef has a supply platform and a reef fortress. In 2015 the Philippine government release what it claimed were photos of a six-story facility being built by the Chinese government on the reef.[2] Also in 2015, China completed the construction of a 50 metre high[3] lighthouse on the reef.[4][5] By late 2015, China had expanded the reef's usable area to 0.23 square kilometres (0.089 sq mi),[6] reportedly including in the process two helicopter pads, and possibly gun, radar and missile emplacements.[7] As of 2016, China was reportedly building a high-power radar installation on the reef.[8]
See also
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