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| pavel1 | Tuesday 10th of April 2007 03:43:38 AM |
| Spratly education - A new idea...anyone wanting to contribute writes down one fact about the Spratly Islands that nobody else has mentioned before..... e.g.The Spratly Islands are a disputed group of approximately 100 reefs and islets in the South China Sea. | |
| pavel1 | Thursday 12th of April 2007 02:06:09 AM |
| - Part of the South China Sea Islands, the Spratly Islands are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and gas and oil deposits, whose true extent is unknown and disputed. | |
| Joe | Thursday 26th of April 2007 04:08:39 AM |
| - The 100-odd land forms that make up the Spratly Islands add up to less than 5 km^2 area (all islands combined, regardless the of International claim upon them) | |
| BCS | Sunday 29th of April 2007 07:43:20 PM |
| - The Taiwanese military controlls the biggest island | |
| pavel1 | Sunday 29th of April 2007 11:17:20 PM |
| - Now we\'re motoring! Next fact - the highest point anywhere on the islands is on Southwest Cay and is a devastating 4 m above sea level!! | |
| Snowcloud | Tuesday 22nd of May 2007 12:21:38 AM |
| - During World War II the Spratly islands were used as a submarine base by the Japanese. | |
| pavel1 | Saturday 26th of May 2007 04:36:20 AM |
| - Some of the islands are several miles long. | |
| pavel1 | Saturday 26th of May 2007 04:39:29 AM |
| - 4 completely different people have already contributed to this forum! | |
| Psyche | Saturday 26th of May 2007 05:02:28 AM |
| - [i]As promised a long time ago...:D[/i] The Spratley Islands got its English name after either Richard or William Spratley, both mariners. | |
| pavel1 | Sunday 27th of May 2007 02:00:02 AM |
| - Although what they were doing there I don\'t know...probably got lost on the way to Norway or something... | |
| pavel1 | Saturday 02nd of June 2007 02:28:25 AM |
| - Well, PB Spratly month has passed - thanks to everyone who has contributed and helped us all increase our knowledge about this under-represented part of the world! | |
| Mariam87 | Tuesday 11th of September 2007 02:29:44 PM |
| - Map of the Spratly Islands: [IMG]http://www.wpclipart.com/geography/Country_Maps/S/Spratly_Islands.png[/IMG] | |
| pavel1 | Friday 14th of September 2007 02:05:05 AM |
| - Mariam! Ich bin stolz auf dich! Du hast auch endlich die Wichtigkeit dieser Inselgruppe erkannt! :) | |
| pavel1 | Sunday 21st of October 2007 03:54:42 AM |
| - Who knows what dark deeds took place on Mischief Reef? Can anyone help us? | |
| pavel1 | Sunday 21st of October 2007 03:56:50 AM |
| - Read all about it! Trouble brews on Mischief Reef...... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/260762.stm | |
| pavel1 | Tuesday 23rd of October 2007 03:05:08 AM |
| - I just cannot believe that nobody cares about Mischief island and all its er... mischief!! | |
| pavel1 | Tuesday 23rd of October 2007 03:05:08 AM |
| - I just cannot believe that nobody cares about Mischief island and all its er... mischief!! | |
| pavel1 | Tuesday 23rd of October 2007 03:05:14 AM |
| - I just cannot believe that nobody cares about Mischief island and all its er... mischief!! | |
