{{Short description|Reef in the South China Sea}} thumb|right|Satellite image of Antelope Reef [[File:Asia - South China Sea - Mui Da Nang to Shen-Ch'uan Chiang including Hai-Nan Tao and Paracel Islands (Paracel Islands cropped).jpg|thumb|The Paracel Islands; Antelope Reef is to the left center.]]
'''Antelope Reef''' (Chinese name: ''Lingyang Jiao'' (羚羊礁); Vietnamese name: ''Đá Hải Sâm'') is a small reef in the South China Sea contested by the People's Republic of China, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and Republic of the Philippines. It is part of the Crescent archipelago in the southwestern portion of the Paracel islands, and is located approximately {{convert|162|nmi|km}} from Sanya Port in China's Hainan province and {{convert|216|nmi|km}} from Da Nang, Vietnam.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://amti.csis.org/antelope-reef-could-now-be-the-largest-island-in-the-south-china-sea/|title=Antelope Reef Could Now Be the Largest Island in the South China Sea}}</ref>
China has as of April 2026 reclaimed {{convert|1490|acre|ha}} and greatly expanded its military assets there,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://military.china.com/news/13004177/20250730/48671503.html#:~:text=%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%BA%E4%BD%95%E6%88%90%E4%B8%AD%E7%BE%8E%E5%8D%9A%E5%BC%88%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%BB%E6%88%98%E5%9C%BA+%E5%B2%9B%E7%A4%81%E5%BB%BA%E8%AE%BE%E6%94%B9%E5%8F%98%E6%88%98%E7%95%A5%E6%A0%BC%E5%B1%80%E3%80%822014%E5%B9%B4%EF%BC%8C%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%9C%A8%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7%E5%9C%B0%E5%8C%BA%E5%90%AF%E5%8A%A8%E5%A4%A7%E8%A7%84%E6%A8%A1%E5%B2%9B%E7%A4%81%E5%BB%BA%E8%AE%BE%E8%AE%A1%E5%88%92%EF%BC%8C%E9%80%9A%E8%BF%87%E5%A1%AB%E6%B5%B7%E9%80%A0%E9%99%86%E5%B7%A5%E7%A8%8B%EF%BC%8C%E6%B0%B8%E6%9A%91%E7%A4%81%E3%80%81%E6%B8%9A%E7%A2%A7%E7%A4%81%E5%92%8C%E7%BE%8E%E6%B5%8E%E7%A4%81%E9%80%90%E6%AD%A5%E5%BD%A2%E6%88%90%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E5%8C%96%E5%86%9B%E4%BA%8B%E5%9F%BA+%E5%9C%B0%EF%BC%8C%E6%98%BE%E8%91%97%E5%A2%9E%E5%BC%BA%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%9C%A8%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7%E7%9A%84%E5%86%9B%E4%BA%8B%E5%AD%98%E5%9C%A8%E3%80%82%E8%BF%99%E4%BA%9B%E5%89%8D%E6%B2%BF%E5%9F%BA%E5%9C%B0%E4%B8%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%86%9B%E9%98%9F%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E4%BA%86%E5%85%A8%E5%A4%A9%E5%80%99%E3%80%81%E5%85%A8%E6%96%B9%E4%BD%8D%E7%9A%84%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7%E6%80%81%E5%8A%BF%E6%84%9F%E7%9F%A5%E8%83%BD%E5%8A%9B%EF%BC%8C%E8%83%BD%E5%A4%9F%E6%9C%89%E6%95%88%E7%9B%91%E6%8E%A7%E5%9F%9F%E5%A4%96%E5%86%9B%E4%BA%8B%E5%8A%9B%E9%87%8F%E5%9C%A8%E8%AF%A5%E6%B5%B7%E5%9F%9F%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%BE%E4%B8%80%E5%8A%A8%E3%80%82|title=南海为何成中美博弈的主战场 岛礁建设改变战略格局_军事频道_中华网|website=military.china.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asiatimes.com/2026/01/chinas-antelope-reef-dredge-deepens-south-china-sea-tensions/|title=China's Antelope Reef dredge deepens South China Sea tensions|first=Gabriel|last=Honrada|date=January 13, 2026}}</ref> part of its claim of much of the South China China (vis. nine-dash line).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/how-chinas-military-is-flexing-its-power-in-the-pacific-17e6e280|title=How China's Military Is Flexing Its Power in the Pacific|first=Austin Ramzy and Emma|last=Brown|date=July 14, 2025|website=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/china-philippines-make-rival-claims-in-disputed-south-china-sea-891dc9f8|title=China, Philippines Make Rival Claims in Disputed South China Sea|first=Gabriele Steinhauser in Manila and Austin Ramzy in Hong|last=Kong|date=April 28, 2025|website=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/09/antelope-reef-china-new-island/</ref> The suddenness and scale of the illegal<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jillgoldenziel/2026/04/11/china-seized-an-island-while-the-world-is-watching-iran/</ref> seizure and build-up, particularly over a pause of nearly a decade<ref name="auto" /> in such military engineering projects, surprised Western analysts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-south-china-sea-military-base-3ebf3dc2|title=China Is Building Another Massive Base in the South China Sea|first=Mike|last=Cherney|date=April 2, 2026|website=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>
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Category:Reefs of the South China Sea Category:Paracel Islands