Nansha
Proper noun
Meaning
A district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Synonym of Spratly Islands: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
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Examples
A formation of the Nanhai Fleet of China's Navy on Saturday finished a three-day patrol of the Nansha islands in the South China Sea.
He noted that the maritime disputes “mainly stem from the Philippines’ illegal occupation of some islands and reefs of China’s Nansha islands.”
It's dotted with numerous island features which fall into four island groups, namely, the Nansha Islands, the Xisha Islands, in the west; the Dongsha Islands,in the northeast; and the Zhongsha Islands, east of the Xishas.
The Nansha Islands now have three airports accessible to commercial airliners-in January, an airliner landed at Yongshu Reef-opening the possibility of travelers covering the 1,000-plus kilometers to the islands in two hours.
The Nansha Islands upon which China is constructing are Chinese territory and under China's actual control.
It is situated 54 km (70 minutes drive) south of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and close to Nansha Port.