Investigator Shoal

Investigator Shoal
Disputed atoll;
	Satellite image of Investigator Shoal by NASA.
	Investigator Shoal
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
	Malaysia
State	Sabah
District	Kudat
Claimed by
	China
City	Sansha, Hainan
	Malaysia
State	Sabah
District	Kudat
	Philippines
Municipality	Kalayaan, Palawan
	Taiwan
Municipality	Cijin, Kaohsiung
	Vietnam
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 SW 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 km wide.^[2] The total atoll area is 188 square kilometres (73 sq mi). The lagoon is up to 45 meters 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

^ NGA Chart 93047, oceangrafix.com
^ Measured from a satellite image with the wikimapia measuring tool at Wikimapia
^ Atoll Area, Depth and Rainfall^{[permanent 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.

External links

Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative Island Tracker

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[1] NGA Chart 93047, oceangrafix.com

[2] Measured from a satellite image with the wikimapia measuring tool at Wikimapia

[3] Atoll Area, Depth and Rainfall^{[permanent dead link]}, rock.geosociety.org

[4] 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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