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Pratas Islands
The Pratas Islands, also known as the Dongsha Islands, are an atoll in the north of the South China Sea consisting of three islets about southeast of Hong Kong. Excluding their associated EEZ and territorial waters, the islets comprise about , including of lagoon area.〔(Pratas Island ), www.fas.org〕 The islands are claimed by the People's Republic of China, but are controlled by the Republic of China (Taiwan) and organized as a national park. The main island of the is the largest of the South China Sea Islands.〔Note that Woody Island in the Paracel Islands has a land area of 210 ha, which is greater than Pratas Island's 240-64=176 ha. Also, the PRC's land reclamation activities during 2014 & 2015 have created an "island" of ~230 ha at Fiery Cross Reef.〕
== Name ==
The English name of the islands derives from the Portuguese ''Ilhas das Pratas'' ("Silver Plate Islands"), which was given to the atoll in the 16th century owing to its round shape.
Dongsha is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese name ''Dōngshā Qúndǎo'' (t , s ), meaning "Eastern Sandy Archipelago". The name distinguishes it from Xisha, the western archipelago, better known as the Paracel Islands.
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