VN-0026 Đảo Sinh Tồn (Sin Cowe Island) Helipad ›cat-null‹

  • Name
    Đảo Sinh Tồn (Sin Cowe Island) Helipad
  • ICAO
    VN-0026
  • Type
  • Region
  • Timezone
    10:48 pm (ICT)
  • Municipality
    Trường Sa (Sinh Tồn)
  • Coordinates
    9° 53′ 3″ N 114° 19′ 52″ E
  • Elevation
    50 ft (15 m MSL)

About Đảo Sinh Tồn (Sin Cowe Island) Helipad

Sin Cowe Island 9°53′7″N 114°19′47″E, also known as Sinh Ton Island (Vietnamese: Đảo Sinh Tồn); Rurok Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Rurok, lit. 'Island of Peak'); (Mandarin Chinese: 景宏島; pinyin: Jǐnghóng Dǎo; Wade–Giles: Ching-hung Tao), is an island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. With an natural area of 8 hectares (20 acres), it is the seventh largest Spratly island and the third largest of those occupied by Vietnam. It has a fringing reef which is above water at low tide. This island has been controlled by Vietnam since 1974, first by South Vietnam's ARVN Navy, followed by the Navy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after 1975. The island is also claimed by China, the Philippines and Taiwan. It is part of the Union Banks. According to reports for 2025, Vietnam expanded the island to 13 hectares with land reclaimed from the sea.
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