!!!Paracel Islands %%image_right [{GoogleMap location='Paracel Islands' type='embedded' zoom='bounds' width='450' height='350'}] %% The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied all the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. China built a military installation on Woody Island with an airfield and artificial harbor. The islands also are claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam. %%menu-geo %%cols-r * %%icon-geo,geo %% [Geography|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Paracel_Islands/Geography] * %%icon-geo,maps %% [Maps|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Paracel_Islands/Maps] * %%icon-geo,culture %% [Culture|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Paracel_Islands/Culture] ---- * %%icon-geo,special %% [Special Information|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Paracel_Islands/Special_Information] * %%icon-geo,picture %% [Pictures|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Paracel_Islands/Pictures] * %%icon-geo,community %% [Community Contributions|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Paracel_Islands/Community_Contributions] %% %% [{Metadata Suchbegriff='Paracel-Inseln'}]