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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Dongsha Island |
(d ng´shä´) (KEY) , formerly Pratas Island (prä´täs) (KEY) , in the South China Sea, administered by Hainan prov., SE China. The island has guano deposits. It was occupied by the Japanese in 1907–9 and again in 1939–45. |
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