南海诸岛遥感图集库

南海岛礁范围北起北纬2l°06’的北卫滩，南至北纬3°58’的曾母暗沙，西从东经109°36’的万安滩，东至东经117°50’的海马滩。南海诸岛的岛礁可分为四群，即东沙群岛、西沙群岛、中沙群岛和南沙群岛。其中每一群岛又由岛、沙洲、暗礁、暗沙、暗滩等组成。
据1983年中国地名委员会公布的《我国南海诸岛部分标准地名》，目前南海诸岛共定名群岛16座，岛屿35座，沙洲13座，暗礁113座，暗沙60座，暗滩3l座，石(岩)6座．水道(门)13座，共计287座。

The South China Sea islands and reefs extend from Beiyi Tan at 21°06' North latitude in the north to James Shoal (Zengmu Ansha) at 3°58' North latitude in the south, from Wan'an Tan at 109°36' East longitude in the west to Seahorse Shoal (Hai ma Tan) at 117°50' East longitude in the east. The islands and reefs of the South China Sea are divided into four archipelagos: the Dongsha Islands, the Xisha Islands, the Zhongsha Islands and the Nansha Islands. Each of these archipelagos is composed of islands, sandbars, submerged reefs, submerged sand shoals and submerged banks, etc. According to the "Standard Place Names of Some Islands and Reefs in the South China Sea of China" published by the China Committee on Geographical Names in 1983, a total of 287 geographical features have been officially named for the South China Sea islands and reefs, including 16 archipelagos, 35 islands, 13 sandbars, 113 submerged reefs, 60 submerged sand shoals, 31 submerged banks, 6 rocks and 13 waterways (passes).