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Third Thomas Shoal

Third Thomas Shoal

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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.

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

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

References

  1. [1]
    NGA Chart 93046 - SE Dangerous Ground
  2. [2]
    NGA Chart 93045 - NE Dangerous Ground
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