Third Thomas Shoal

Coordinates: 10°55′N 115°55′E / 10.91°N 115.91°E / 10.91; 115.91
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Third Thomas Shoal
Disputed reef
Third Thomas Shoal is located in Spratly Islands
Third Thomas Shoal
Third Thomas Shoal
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates10°55′N 115°55′E / 10.91°N 115.91°E / 10.91; 115.91
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Claimed by

Third Thomas Shoal, known as Banko Thomas in the Philippines, Bãi Đồng Cam in Vietnam, and 和平暗沙 in China, is a reef in the north-west of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. It is located 7.5 nautical miles (13.9 km; 8.6 mi) north of Flat island, and 73 nautical miles (135 km; 84 mi) north of Mischief Reef.

The reef is one of three martnamed after Thomas Gilbert, the captain of the Charlotte:

09°19′N 115°56′E / 9.317°N 115.933°E / 9.317; 115.933 (S of the Second Thomas Shoal[1])
09°44′N 115°52′E / 9.733°N 115.867°E / 9.733; 115.867 (SE of Mischief Reef[1])
  • Third Thomas Shoal
10°54′N 115°56′E / 10.900°N 115.933°E / 10.900; 115.933 (NE of Flat Island - some distance N of the Second Thomas Shoal[2])

References

  1. ^ a b NGA Chart 93046 - SE Dangerous Ground
  2. ^ NGA Chart 93045 - NE Dangerous Ground