Taiping Island, known as Itu Aba, and known by various other names, is the largest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
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10 Facts About Taiping Island
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The runway of the Taiping Island Airport is easily the most prominent feature on the island, running its entire length.
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The Taiping Island Airport was completed in December 2007, and a C-130 Hercules transporter airplane first landed on the island on 21 January 2008.
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The Taiping Island is a nesting ground for green sea turtles migrating from Philippines.
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Since Taiping island is a coral island, the surface includes fine sand and coral reefs formed by weathering.
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Taiping Island has historically been mined for phosphates to the point of exhaustion, and today has no major natural resources.
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Taiping Island has a tropical monsoon climate, with the temperature varying between 21 and 35 degrees Celsius .
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Taiping Island is administered under the Municipality of Kaohsiung City, Cijin District, by the Republic of China .
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