Meanings
- An island of Sansha, Hainan, China in the South China Sea. Part of the Paracel Islands, also claimed by both Taiwan and Vietnam.
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Peking made claims to the islands a few years ago. Early this month the Foreign Ministry declared the Paracels, in Chinese the Hsishas,‘Chinese territory. Several days later a small band of Chinese, apparently fishermen, landed on Robert Island. They were chased off last Friday by about 30 South Vietnamese Navy commandos, the Saigon military spokesman said.
1974 January 21, David K. Simpler, “Saigon Says Chinese Control Islands, But Refuses to Admit Complete Defeat”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2018, page 2Synonyms: Round Island, Ganquan Island
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn island of Sansha, Hainan, China in the South China Sea. Part of the Paracel Islands, also claimed by both Taiwan and Vietnam.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 甘泉島 /甘泉岛
- 甘泉島 /甘泉岛Translations
Chinese Mandarin 甘泉島 /甘泉岛
- 甘泉島 /甘泉岛 (Gānquán Dǎo)Translations
Japanese 甘泉島
- 甘泉島Translations
Vietnamese Đảo Hữu Nhật
- Đảo Hữu NhậtTranslations
Cite this entry
Robert Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Robert%20Island
“Robert Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Robert%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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