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Swallow Reef, known as Pulau Layang-Layang (Malay and Dusun for ''Place of Swallows'') in Malaysia, Danwan Jiao () in China, Celerio in the Philippines and Đá Hoa Lau in Vietnam, is an oceanic atoll of the Spratly Islands administered by Malaysia which is situated approximately 300 km northwest of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Swallow Reef had an original land area of approximately , but with reclaimed land now covers ,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=WantChinaTimes(Taiwan) )〕 measuring over long and wide. The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has maintained a presence on the reef since 1983, but as with all of the Spratly Islands, the ownership is disputed, and it is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Vietnam. The Philippines does not lay claim to Swallow Reef.〔The Philippines does not lay claim to Swallow Reef; it is outside of the ''Kalayaan Island Group'' which was defined by Presidential Decree No. 1596 signed by Ferdinand Marcos - (【引用サイトリンク】title=Philippine Presidential Decree No. 1596 )〕 The island's air transport needs are served by the Layang-Layang Airport. ==History== On 21 June 1980, a claim plaque was erected on the reef by Malaysia's PASKAL special forces.〔(This blog ) contains a useful summary of the history of the Malaysian settlements in the Spratly Islands. It expands on the basic facts provided in the Mohd Nizam Basiron chapter (Ref 4), filling in some of the gaps. (''Note: A blog is NOT a WP:RS - hence the "citation needed" tag - but until a RS is identified, it's better than nothing.'')〕 In May 1983, eighteen PASKAL members built their first encampment, signifying the start of the Royal Malaysian Navy's presence. At the time, the only infrastructure available was a helipad for personnel transfer, and the special forces had to camp under the open skies on the bare reef. Naval Station "Lima" was constructed in April 1986, consisting of a small living-cum-operations centre. In 1989, the government decided to develop the island into a tourist spot.〔 By 1991, the resort had completed construction and had developed into a comfortable and popular diving spot.〔〔 By 1995, more buildings were added, including two air-conditioned accommodation blocks, an aircraft landing strip, two hangars, a radar station, an air traffic control tower, watchtowers and a jetty. On 20 July 2003, the Layang-Layang Airport expansion which increased the length of the runway from to was completed. As a result, the length of the island increased from 1.2 kilometres to over 1.5 kilometres.〔 In July 2004, a marine research facility, MARSAL (Marine Research Station Pulau Layang-Layang) was opened. On 5 March 2009, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the Malaysian Prime Minister of the time, visited the island.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swallow Reef」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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