Commodore Reef
Commodore Reef (also known as Rizal Reef in the Philippines, Đá Công Đo in Vietnam, 司令礁 in China, and Terumbu Laksamana in Malaysia[1]) is a reef located in the SE of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. It is located east of the Ardasier Reef and Investigator Shoal, 117.9 miles (189.7 km) NE of Swallow Reef and 167.1 miles (268.9 km) SE of Cuarteron Reef.[2]
| Disputed island Other names: Rizal Reef | |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | 8°22′N 115°12′E |
| Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
| Administered by | |
| Philippines | |
| Municipality | Kalayaan, Palawan |
| Claimed by | |
| Philippines | |
| People's Republic of China (China) | |
| Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
| Vietnam | |
It is one of the areas in the Spratly Islands occupied by the Philippines.[3] It appears as two atolls joined by a reef.[4]
References
- Wu, Shicun; Zou, Keyuan (2016). Non-Traditional Security Issues and the South China Sea: Shaping a New Framework for Cooperation. Routledge. ISBN 9781317086888. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- NGA Chart 93046, oceangrafix.com
- "Chinese creeping into Rizal Reef". www.manilatimes.net. Manila Times. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- Hancox, D. J.; Prescott, John Robert Victor (1995). A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands and an Account of Hydrographic Surveys Amongst Those Islands. IBRU. p. 19. ISBN 9781897643181. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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