Parangcho

{{Short description|Disputed submerged reef in the Yellow Sea}}

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Parangcho ({{korean|hangul=파랑초|hanja=波浪礁}}), also known as Dingyan Islet ({{zh|s=丁岩礁|t=丁巖礁|p=Dīngyán Jiāo}}), is a disputed submerged reef about 4.5 km from Socotra Rock in the Yellow Sea.

The reef is about {{convert|372|m}} long by {{convert|169|m}} wide and {{convert|24|-|27|m}} below the surface.{{cite web | url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_Sc_detail.htm?lang=e&id=Sc&No=42467¤t_page=95 | title=Underwater Reef Named 'Parangcho' | publisher=KBS World | date=January 7, 2007 | accessdate=April 24, 2012}}

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In 1999, the reef was named Dingyan Islet by China.{{cn|date=August 2022}}

In 2006, it was named Parangcho by the South Korean government. The South Korean Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has stated that it will seek to register the reef's name with global organizations and for maps.