South China Sea
type: MRGeoObject
type: IHOSeaArea
modified: 2026-04-07T13:19:24Z
preferred label: Biển Đông @vi
alternative label: Nan Hai @ch
alternative label: China Sea
alternative label: 南海 @ch
is part of: South China and Eastern Archipelagic Seas
contains: Brown Reef
contains: Macclesfield Bank
contains: Margetts Seamount
contains: Nares Bank
contains: Palawan Trough
contains: Reed Bank
contains: South China Basin
contains: Southern Bank
contains: Sunda Shelf
contains: Taiwan Banks
contains: Gaffney Ridge
contains: Spratly Islands
contains: Bay of Nha Trang
partly contains: Overlapping claim Taiwan: Taiwan / China
partly contains: Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
partly contains: Malaysian Exclusive Economic Zone
partly contains: Vietnamese Exclusive Economic Zone
partly contains: Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone
partly contains: Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone
is preferred alternative of: South China Sea
had primary source:
  was attributed to: (1953). Limits of oceans and seas. 3rd edition. IHO Special Publication, 23. International Hydrographic Organization (IHO): Monaco. 38 pp.
has geometry: http://marineregions.org/mrgid/4332/geometries
next: http://marineregions.org/mrgid/4332

South China and Eastern Archipelagic Seas
type: MRGeoObject
type: GeneralSeaArea

Brown Reef
type: MRGeoObject
type: Reef

Macclesfield Bank
type: MRGeoObject
type: Bank

Margetts Seamount
type: MRGeoObject
type: Seamounts

Nares Bank
type: MRGeoObject
type: Bank

Palawan Trough
type: MRGeoObject
type: Trough

Reed Bank
type: MRGeoObject
type: Bank

South China Basin
type: MRGeoObject
type: Basin

Southern Bank
type: MRGeoObject
type: Bank

Sunda Shelf
type: MRGeoObject
type: Shelf

Taiwan Banks
type: MRGeoObject
type: Bank

Gaffney Ridge
type: MRGeoObject
type: Ridge

Spratly Islands
type: MRGeoObject
type: DisputedTerritory

Bay of Nha Trang
type: MRGeoObject
type: Bay

Overlapping claim Taiwan: Taiwan / China
type: MRGeoObject
type: OverlappingClaim

Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
type: MRGeoObject
type: EEZ

Malaysian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: MRGeoObject
type: EEZ

Vietnamese Exclusive Economic Zone
type: MRGeoObject
type: EEZ

Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone
type: MRGeoObject
type: EEZ

Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone
type: MRGeoObject
type: EEZ

South China Sea
type: MRGeoObject
type: LargeMarineEcosystem