Tennent Reef

Tennent Reef
Disputed atoll
Tennent Reef
Tennent Reef
Other namesPigeon Reef
Đá Tiên Nữ (Vietnamese)
Lopez-Jaena Reef (Philippine English)
Bahura ng Lopez-Jaena (Filipino)
无乜礁 Wúmiē jiāo (Chinese)
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates8°51′18″N 114°39′18″E / 8.85500°N 114.65500°E / 8.85500; 114.65500 (Tennent Reef)
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Total islands2
Major islandsTien Nu A Island, Tien Nu B Island
AreaTien Nu B Island: 55 ha
Tien Nu A Island: 2.5 ha
Administration
DistrictTrường Sa District
TownshipTrường Sa Township
Claimed by

Tennent Reef, also known as Pigeon Reef, (Filipino: Bahura ng Lopez-Jaena); Tiên Nữ Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Tiên Nữ); Mandarin Chinese: 无乜礁; pinyin: Wúmiē jiāo, is an atoll on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The atoll has been occupied by Vietnam since 1988. It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).