!!!Spratly Islands: Geography ||Location|Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines ||Geographic Coordinates|8 38 N, 111 55 E[{GoogleMap location='8.633333,111.916664' zoom='4'}] ||Land boundaries|0 km ||Coastline|926 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''South China Sea 0 m\\''highest point: ''unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|flat ||Natural Hazards|typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard ||Natural Resource|fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential ||Land Use|''arable land: ''0%\\''permanent crops: ''0%\\''other: ''100% (2011) ||Climate|tropical ||Irrigated Land|5,700 sq km (2006) ||Renewable Water Resources|NA ||Environment_CurrentIssues|NA ||Environment - international agreements|NA ||Large Cities| ||Geography-note|strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs