🪓 Mischief Reef

Mischief Reef, also known as Meiji Reef, Panganiban Reef, or Vành Khăn Reef, is a low tide elevation (LTE) reef/atoll surrounding a large lagoon in the southeastern region of Dangerous Ground in the east of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. It is located 239 kilometres (149 mi) west of Palawan Island of the Philippines. It is under the de facto control of the People's Republic of China (PRC) under the administration of Nansha, Sansha City, Hainan province. It is claimed by the Philippines as part of the Kalayaan Islands municipality in the province of Palawan. Activities by the PRC in the mid-2010s have created a large artificial island on the atoll including an approximately 2,700-metre (8,900 ft) runway and associated airfield.