Mariveles Reef

Mariveles Reef
Disputed atoll;
	Satellite image of Mariveles Reef by NASA.
	Mariveles Reef
Other names	; Terumbu Mantanani (Malay); Bahura ng Mariveles (Filipino); Đá Kỳ Vân (Vietnamese); 南海礁 Nánhǎi Jiāo (Chinese)
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	7°59′38″N 113°53′42″E / 7.99389°N 113.89500°E / 7.99389; 113.89500
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Administration
	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Claimed by
	China
City	Sansha, Hainan
	Malaysia
State	Sabah
	Philippines
Municipality	Kalayaan, Palawan
	Taiwan
Municipality	Cijin District, Kaohsiung
	Vietnam
District	Trường Sa District, Khánh Hòa

Mariveles Reef (Malay: Terumbu Mantanani; Filipino: Bahura ng Mariveles; Vietnamese: đá Kỳ Vân; Mandarin Chinese: 南海礁; pinyin: Nánhǎi Jiāo), is located in the SW of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands.^[1] It is 59 kilometres (37 mi) slightly east of north from Swallow Reef and 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) southeast of Barque Canada Reef.^[2]

It dries at high tide enclosing two large lagoons in a figure of eight formation with a sand cay between them. This small cay, 1.5–2 m high, and some isolated rocks are just visible at high water.^{[citation needed]}

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 Mike" since 1986.^[3] The atoll is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, Republic of China (Taiwan), the Philippines, and Vietnam.

References

^ http://www.oceangrafix.com/chart/zoom?chart=93047 SW Dangerous Ground
^ D. J. Hancox; Victor Prescott. A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands and an Account of Hydrographic Surveys Amongst Those Islands.
^ 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] ttp://www.oceangrafix.com/chart/zoom?chart=93047 SW Dangerous Ground

[2] D. J. Hancox; Victor Prescott. A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands and an Account of Hydrographic Surveys Amongst Those Islands.

[3] 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.