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WHITSUN REEF – GEOGRAPHY

Published 03 Dec 2023. Access the PDF directly or read the stored explanation below.

UPSC English 03 Dec 2023

WHITSUN REEF – GEOGRAPHY

News: China vessels at Reef off Philippines, 'Beijing's present alarming at Whitsun Reef' | World DNA

 

What's in the news?

       The Philippines Coast Guard has released a video showing hundreds of Chinese maritime vessels gathered at a Coral Reef that lies within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone in the South China Sea.

 

Whitsun Reef:

       Whitsun Reef (also known as Whitsum Reef, Whitson Reef, in Mandarin Chinese) is a reef at the northeast extreme limit of the Union Banks in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.

       It is the largest reef of the Union Banks.

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