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3 unusual facts about Pratas Islands


Pratas Islands

The Pratas Da Wang temple is dedicated to 'Kuang Kang' and 'The South China Sea Goddess'- Mazu.

It is the seventh national park of the Republic of China.

In the Journal of Science (April 1867) there is a nine page article entitled "The Natural History of Pratas Island in the China Sea" by Dr. Cuthbert Collingwood, the naturalist on board H.M.S. Serpent.


Taiwan Relations Act

Of the other islands or archipelagos under the control of Taiwan's governing authorities, Jinmen, the Matsus, the Wuqiu islands, the Pratas and Taiping Island are left outside the definition of Taiwan.


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