As depicted in various official and unofficial Chinese maps, the line extends off the coast of China's Hainan Island, and runs close to the coast of Vietnam, deep into the South China Sea ...

using western written names of the islands in the Paracels,” he added. The map, drawn by Philippe Vandermaelen, founder of the Belgium Royal Geographical Society, indicates that the central coast of ...

See All Key Ideas CAT BA ISLAND, Vietnam – While approaching ... Part of the Cat Ba archipelago off the coast of Vietnam. Photo by Michael Tatarski. Cat Ba features a wide range of ecosystems ...

The territorial and continental shelf claims of China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam are shown with several overlapping lines. The map ... coast, including on Hainan Island ...