Investigator Shoal
| Disputed atoll | |
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 Satellite image of Investigator Shoal. | |
  Location within Spratly Islands | |
| Other names | Terumbu Peninjau (Malay) Pawikan Shoal (Philippine English) Buhanginan ng Pawikan (Filipino) Bãi Thám Hiểm (Vietnamese) 榆亚暗沙 Yúyà ànshā (Chinese) |
| Geography | |
| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | 8°6′51″N 114°42′7″E / 8.11417°N 114.70194°E |
| Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
| Administration | |
| State |  Sabah |
| Claimed by | |
| City | Sansha, Hainan |
| Municipality | Kalayaan, Palawan |
| Municipality | Cijin, Kaohsiung |
| District | Truong Sa, Khanh Hoa |
Investigator Shoal, also known as Malay: Terumbu Peninjau; Pawikan Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Pawikan, lit. 'Sandbank of Sea Turtle'); Vietnamese: bãi Thám Hiểm; chữ Nôm: 𣺽探險; Mandarin Chinese: 榆亞暗沙/榆亚暗沙; pinyin: Yúyà ànshā, is located in the southwest of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.[1]
It is an atoll above water at low tide; some large rocks at the western end might be visible at high water. The atoll is 32.1 kilometres (19.9 mi) and is up to 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi) wide.[2] The total atoll area is 188 square kilometres (73 sq mi). The lagoon is up to 45 metres (148 ft) deep.[3]
It is one of the areas in the Spratly Islands occupied by Malaysia. The Royal Malaysian Navy has maintained an "offshore naval station" there called "Station Papa" since 1999.[4]
References
[edit source]- ↑ NGA Chart 93047, oceangrafix.com
- ↑ Measured from a satellite image with the wikimapia measuring tool at Wikimapia
- ↑ Atoll Area, Depth and Rainfall[dead link], rock.geosociety.org
- ↑ Joshua Ho; Sam Bateman (15 February 2013). Maritime Challenges and Priorities in Asia: Implications for Regional Security. Routledge. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-1-136-29820-2.
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