#earth, #china, 2016, 10°55'25"N 114°5'11"E A Chinese military base under construction on #Subi #Reef in the #Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, which are at the center of a territorial dispute between various countries due to their strategic location. The #atoll surrounds a #lagoon and was naturally above water only at low tide; in 2014 China started reclaiming land and by 2016 had developed it into an #island of 4 square kilometres with an #airstrip of about 3,000 metres. Image: DigitalGlobe, Google #fromabove
















