Nansha Islands, Johnson South Reef
(November 12, 2014)
(Courtesy photo)
A handout photo, taken Johnson Reef in the South China Sea, by provided by CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative on December 12, 2014. Johnson South Reef is a 7.2 square kilometer submerged reef in the Union Banks. Until early 2014 the only manmade feature on the reef was a small concrete platform that housed a communications facility, garrison building, and pier. This platform is now surrounded by an island that is approximately 400 meters across at its widest points and now has an area of about 100,000 square meters. (Photo by CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative/Handout/AFLO) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY.