Lankiam Cay

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Lankiam Cay, also known as Kota Cay (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Kota, lit. 'Cay of fortress', Mandarin /, pinyin: Yángxìn Shāzhōu, Vietnamese: đá An Nhơn), is the smallest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands. It has an area of 0.44 hectares (1.1 acres) (4, 400 sq. m), and is located about 7 nautical miles (13 km, 8.1 mi) east-northeast of Philippine-occupied Loaita (Kota) Island, just west of the north of Dangerous Ground. The island is administered by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan, Palawan, and is the eighth largest of the Philippine-occupied islands. It is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam.

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