Cornwallis South Reef
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Other names
Đá Núi Le (Vietnamese)
Nanhua Reef (南华礁) (Chinese)
Osmeña Reef (Philippine English)
Bahura ng Osmeña (Filipino)
Đá Núi Le (Vietnamese)
Nanhua Reef (南华礁) (Chinese)
Osmeña Reef (Philippine English)
Bahura ng Osmeña (Filipino)
LocationSouth China Sea
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
| Disputed atoll | |
|---|---|
 Satellite image | |
  Cornwallis South Reef | |
| Other names | Đá Núi Le (Vietnamese) Nanhua Reef (南华礁) (Chinese) Osmeña Reef (Philippine English) Bahura ng Osmeña (Filipino) |
| Geography | |
| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | 8°43′09″N 114°10′55″E / 8.7191081°N 114.1819513°E |
| Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
| Area | 7.5 ha (19 acres) |
| Administration | |
| District | Trường Sa district |
| Claimed by | |
Cornwallis South Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Núi Le; Chinese: 南华礁; pinyin: Nanhua Dǎo), also known as Osmeña Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Osmeña), is a coral atoll reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. It covers an area of about 10 by 5 kilometres (6.2 by 3.1 mi), and is entirely submerged at high tide.[1]
The atoll is controlled by Vietnam, but is claimed by the Philippines and China as part of its claim to the entire Spratly Islands. In 2009, Vietnam, in a submission to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS), accepted that its continental shelf did not include Cornwallis and therefore they have no entitlement to exploit it.[1]
