Third Thomas Shoal

Third Thomas Shoal
Disputed island
Geography
Location South China Sea
Coordinates 10°55′N 115°55′E / 10.91°N 115.91°E / 10.91; 115.91Coordinates: 10°55′N 115°55′E / 10.91°N 115.91°E / 10.91; 115.91
Archipelago Spratly Islands
Claimed by
People's Republic of China
Philippines
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Vietnam

Third Thomas Shoal, known as Banko Thomas in the Philippines, Bãi Đồng Cam in Vietnam, and 和平暗沙 in China, is a shoal/atoll 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 shoal is one of three named 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. 1 2 NGA Chart 93046 - SE Dangerous Ground
  2. NGA Chart 93045 - NE Dangerous Ground
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