Mariveles Reef

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

Mariveles Reef, (Malay: Terumbu Mantanani; Tagalog: 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.

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 reef 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.

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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.