What is Paracel Islands?
{{Infobox disputed islands | plural = yes | name = Paracel Islands | image name = ParacelIslands.png | image caption = Paracel Islands | image size = 300px | locator map = | map_custom = | native name = | native name link = | other_names = | location = [[South China Sea]] | coordinates = {{Coord|16|30|N|112|00|E|type:isle|display=inline}} | archipelago = | total islands = >30 | major islands = [[Rocky Island, South China Sea|Rocky Island]], [[Tree Island, South China Sea|Tree Island]], [[Woody Island, South China Sea|Woody Island]] | area = 15,000 km² (ocean surface) | length = | width = | coastline = {{convert|518|km|mi}} | highest mount = on Rocky Island | elevation = {{convert|14|m|ft}} | country claim = Viet Nam | country claim divisions title = [[Prefecture-level city]] | country claim divisions = [[Da Nang]] | country 1 claim = Republic of China | country 1 claim divisions title = [[Special municipality (Republic of China)|Municipality]] | country 1 claim divisions = [[Kaohsiung]] | country = People's Republic of China | country admin divisions title = [[Province]] | country admin divisions = [[Hainan]] | population = | population as of = | density = | ethnic groups = | additional info = }} {{Infobox Chinese |t=西沙群島 |s=西沙群岛 |p=Xīshā Qúndǎo |j=sai<sup>1</sup>saa<sup>1</sup> kwan<sup>4</sup>dou<sup>2</sup> |vie=Quần đảo Hoàng Sa |hn=群島黃沙 |pic=Xisha.png}} [[File:Spratly & Paracel Islands.png|thumb|right|The location of the Paracel and Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.]] '''Paracel Islands''' is the name for a number of [[uninhabited]] [[atoll]]s and [[reef]]s in the [[South China Sea]]. They are about {{convert|330|km}} from [[Hainan]] and about {{convert|400|km}} from [[Vietnam]]. Currently, many countries claim these territories as their own, and most of the land