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The elongated atoll consists of: |
The elongated atoll consists of: |
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* Carpenter Shoal (魯班暗灘) |
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* Oliver Shoal (立父暗沙) |
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! English</br>Name || Latinized</br>Name||Chinese</br>Name ||[[Geographical Coordinate System|Coordinates]] |
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* Bangkok Shoal (本固暗沙) |
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* Siamese Shoal (西門暗沙) |
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|Siamese Shoal || Simen Shoal || 西門暗沙 || {{coor dm|15|58|N|114|03|E}} |
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* Cathay Shoal (華夏暗沙) |
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* Penguin Shoal (排洪灘) |
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|Bankok Shoal||Bengu Shoal ||本固暗沙||{{coor dm|16|00|N|114|06|E}} |
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* Pigmy Shoal (比微暗沙) |
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|Magpie Shoal||Meibin Shoal ||美濱暗沙||{{coor dm|16|03|N|114|13|E}} |
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* Egeria Shoal (隱磯灘) |
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* Howard Shoal (武勇暗沙) |
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|Carpenter Shoal||Luban Shoal ||魯班暗沙||{{coor dm|16|04|N|114|18|E}} |
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* Philips Shoal (樂西暗沙) |
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* Learmonth Shoal (濟猛暗沙) |
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|Oliver Shoal||Lifu Shoal ||立夫暗沙||{{coor dm|13|57|N|115|24|E}} |
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* Plover Shoal (海鳩暗沙) |
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* Smith Shoal (美溪暗沙) |
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|Pigmy Shoal||Biwei Shoal ||比微暗沙||{{coor dm|16|13|N|114|44|E}} |
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|Engeria (Egeria) Bank||Yinji Bank ||隱磯灘||{{coor dm|16|03|N|114|56|E}} |
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|Howard Shoal||Wuyong Shoal ||武勇暗沙||{{coor dm|15|52|N|114|47|E}} |
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|Learmonth Shoal||Jimeng Shoal ||濟猛暗沙||{{coor dm|15|42|N|114|41|E}} |
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|Plover Shoal ||Haijiou Shoal ||海鳩暗沙||{{coor dm|15|36|N|114|28|E}} |
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|Addington Patch||Anding Reefs ||安定連礁||{{coor dm|15|37|N|114|24|E}} |
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|Smith Shoal ||Meisi Shoal ||美溪暗沙||{{coor dm|15|27|N|114|12|E}} |
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|Bassett Shoal||Bude Shoal ||布德暗沙||{{coor dm|15|27|N|114|10|E}} |
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|Balfour Shoal||Pofu Shoal ||波洑暗沙 or 伏洑暗沙||{{coor dm|15|27|N|114|00|E}} |
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|Parry Shoal ||Paipo Shoal ||排波暗沙||{{coor dm|15|29|N|113|51|E}} |
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|Cawston Shoal||Guodian Shoal ||果淀暗沙||{{coor dm|15|32|N|113|46|E}} |
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|Penguin Bank||Paihong Bank ||排洪灘||{{coor dm|15|38|N|113|43|E}} |
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|Tanered Shoal||Taojing Shoal ||濤靜暗沙||{{coor dm|15|41|N|113|54|E}} |
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|Combe Shoal||Kongpai Shoal ||控湃暗沙||{{coor dm|15|48|N|113|54|E}} |
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|Cathy (Cathay) Shoal||Huasia Shoal ||華夏暗沙||{{coor dm|15|54|N|113|58|E}} |
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|Hardy Patches||Shihtanglian Reef ||石塘連礁||{{coor dm|16|02|N|114|46|E}} |
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|Hand Shoal||Jhihjhang Shoal ||指掌暗沙||{{coor dm|16|00|N|114|39|E}} |
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|Margesson Shoal||Nanfei Shoal ||南扉暗沙||{{coor dm|15|55|N|114|38|E}} |
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|Walker Shoal||Manbu Shoal ||漫步暗沙||{{coor dm|15|55|N|114|29|E}} |
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|Phillip's Shoal||Lesi Shoal ||樂西暗沙||{{coor dm|15|52|N|114|25|E}} |
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|Payne Shoal||Pingnan Shoal ||屏南暗沙||{{coor dm|15|52|N|114|34|E}} |
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To the east, near the Philippines, there are: |
To the east, near the Philippines, there are: |
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* [http://vm.nthu.edu.tw/southsea/english.mid.htm ROC's page] |
* [http://vm.nthu.edu.tw/southsea/english.mid.htm ROC's page] |
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* [http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub161/161sec01.pdf Nautical Information] |
* [http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub161/161sec01.pdf Nautical Information] |
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* [http://sowf.moi.gov.tw/stat/year/y05-19.xls Taiwanese List]] |
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* [http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7%E8%AB%B8%E5%B3%B6 Chinese page with coordinates] |
* [http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7%E8%AB%B8%E5%B3%B6 Chinese page with coordinates] |
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{{Countries and territories of Southeast Asia}} |
Revision as of 21:23, 24 May 2007
Macclesfield Bank or Zhongsha Islands (Chinese 中沙群島 Pinyin: Zhongsha Qundao, literally Central Sand Islands) is an elongated sunken atoll of underwater reefs and shoals in South China Sea and part of the disputed South China Sea Islands, centered around 16°00′N 114°30′E / 16.000°N 114.500°E, east of the Paracel Islands. Its length exceeds 130 km southwest-northeast, with a maximal width of more than 70 km. With an area of 6448 km² within the outer rim of the reef[1], although completely submerged without any emergent cays or islets, it is one of the largest atolls of the world.
The broken coral reef rim of Macclesfield Bank, with a width of up to 8 km, has depths of 11.8 m at Pygmy Shoal on the northeast end of the bank and depths of 11.6 to 18 m elsewhere. Within the lagoon, Walker Shoal marks the least known depth of 9.2 meters. In general, the central lagoon is very deep, with depths up to 100 meters [2].
Macclesfield Bank is claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, and Vietnam. It is located east of the Paracel Islands, distantly southwest of the Pratas Islands and north of the Spratly Islands.
There are no military stations there. It is a rich fishing ground and difficult to navigate due to the shallow submerged reefs.
The elongated atoll consists of:
To the east, near the Philippines, there are:
- Truro Shoal (特魯暗沙)
- Stewart Shoal (管事暗灘)
- Scarborough Shoal/Nanyan Dao/Huangyan Dao (南巖島 or 黃岩島)
- Huangyan Seamount (黃岩海山)
- Shixing Seamount (石星海山)
- Xianbei Seamount (憲北海山)
- Xiannan Seamount (憲南海山)
- Zhangzhong Seamount (漲中海山)
- Zhenbei Seamount (珍貝海山)
To the south, near the Spratlys, there are:
- Zhongnan Shoal (中南暗沙)
- Zhongnan Seamount (中南海山)
- Longnan Seamount (龍南海山)
- Changlong Seamount (長龍海山)