Paracel Islands

ISO Code: None
FIPS 10-4 Code: PF
MARC Code: PF
status: disputed territory

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The Paracel Islands, located in the South China Sea (approx. 114°E 15°N), are uninhabited and disputed between the following countries:

• China
• Taiwan
• Vietnam

As far as I know, no local flags exist, neither in use nor proposed.
António Martins, 28 Jul 1999

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I used to fly with a U.S. Navy Patrol Squadron and in 1959 they had an occupational force on what we called "Woody Island", which was nothing more than a Sand Spit. The interest in this Area is Oil and lots of it according to informed sources.
John Bartlett, 4 April 2001

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See also:

• Spratly Islands