James Shoal

James Shoal is a small bank in the South China Sea, with a depth of 20 metres.^[1]

Location

It is located about 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Bintulu, on the Continental shelf of Borneo. Geographically, it is south of the Spratly Islands, but it is sometimes listed with them for convenience, because it is a subject of international dispute like the nearby Spratly Islands.

Territorial dispute

The shoal is claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Malaysia. It's the southernmost feature of China as claimed by the PRC and ROC. On May 1983, the People's Liberation Army Navy visited the shoal, demonstrating it's sovereignty of the area. In 1994, the PLA Navy visited the shoal for the second time. On April 20, 2010, the PLA Navy Ship-83 threw a sovereignty stele into the water area of the shoal for demonstrating it's sovereignty of this area again.

See also

• South China Sea Islands
• List of islands in the South China Sea

References