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Spratly Island (; (ベトナム語:đảo Trường Sa)), also known as Storm Island, with an area of 15 hectares, is the fourth largest of the naturally occurring〔Note that in 2014 the PRC embarked on a number of reclamation projects in the Spratly Islands. It appears that the largest of these, at Fiery Cross Reef is of at least 60 hectares, and according to some unverifiable sources, possibly as large as 150 ha. 〕 Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, and the largest of the Vietnamese-occupied/claimed Spratly islands. It is also claimed by China and Taiwan.〔The island is not claimed by the Philippines; it lies outside of the Philippines ''Kalayaan Islands'' claim. (【引用サイトリンク】title=Presidential Decree No. 1596 (Philippines) )〕 ==Location== Spratly island lies west of Dangerous Ground in the western half of the Spratly Islands. It is neighboured by Ladd Reef to the west, the London Reefs to the east, and others. ==History in the 20th century== In April 1930, France sent the dispatch boat, or ''aviso'', ''la Malicieuse'' to the archipelago and raised the flag of France on a high mound on Spratly Island, also known as ''île de la Tempête''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=White Paper on the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands (1975) (1, split by uploading site ) )〕 According to an official announcement by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France occupied Spratly Island on April 13, 1930.〔 〕 On 21 December 1933, Governor of Cochinchina Jean-Félix Krautheimer signed Decree No. 4702-CP merging Spratly Island, Amboyna Cay, Itu Aba Island, Northeast Cay, Southwest Cay, Loaita Island, Thitu Island and other dependent islands with Ba Ria province (present-day Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Truong Sa archipelago belongs to Ba Ria province (1933) )〕 During the occupation of the island by the Imperial Japanese Navy at the time of the Pacific War, the island was known in Japanese as . After World War II, Republic of China Navy sent vessel fleet to South China Sea to take over the occupation of islands from Japan. In 1946, Republic of China government announced the sovereignty of this island and set a milestone, and renamed Nanwei Island (Nanwei is the name of the Chairman of Guangdong Province in China in 1946 (Chinese: 南威島). As of the early 1960s, Republic of Vietnam Navy had stopped off at the island several times. In 1963, three ships including HQ-404 ''Huong Giang'', HQ-01 ''Chi Lang'' and HQ-09 ''Ki Hoa'' visited and systematically rebuilt steles on a number of islands in the archipelago. On May 19, 1963, they built one on Spratly Island.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=White Paper on the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands (1975) (2, split by uploading site ) )〕 However, the war in the mainland led to the absence of South Vietnamese troops on the island until 1974 when the Republic of Vietnam set up a permanent garrison here after losing the Crescent Group of the Paracel Islands to PRC. On April 29, 1975, the Vietnam People's Army evicted them and occupied the islet. 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「Spratly Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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