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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.
Disputed reef | |
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Geography | |
Location | South China Sea |
Coordinates | 10.91°N 115.91°E |
Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
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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, South of the Second Thomas Shoal.[1] | |
09°44′N 115°52′E, South East of Mischief Reef.[1] | |
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10°54′N 115°56′E, North East of Flat Island - some distance N of the Second Thomas Shoal.[2] |
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