Yongxing Dao (Woody Island) Air Base

Woody Island (South China Sea)

Woody Island, also called Yongxing Island by China and Taiwan and Phú Lâm Island by Vietnam, is the largest of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea (SCS), with an area of 2.1 square kilometres (0.81 sq mi). As of 2014, it has a population of almost 1,500, with roads, banks and an air strip.