Sabina Shoal

Sabina Shoal
Disputed island
Sabina Shoal
Geography

Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	9°45′N 116°28′E / 9.750°N 116.467°E / 9.750; 116.467 (Sabina Shoal)Coordinates: 9°45′N 116°28′E / 9.750°N 116.467°E / 9.750; 116.467 (Sabina Shoal)
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Claimed by

People's Republic of China


Philippines


Republic of China (Taiwan)

Sabina Shoal (Filipino: Escoda Shoal; Chinese: 仙宾礁; pinyin: Xiānbīn jiāo) is an atoll in the NE of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands, South China Sea. It is claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Philippines. The Philippines puts it under the jurisdiction of barangay Pag-asa, Kalayaan, Palawan.^[1]

Geography

Sabina Shoal lies in position 09° 45' N 116° 28' E,^[2] 123.6 nautical miles from Palawan Island.^[3] It lies 56 nautical miles southwest of Carnatic Shoal, with two main parts and an area of 115 square kilometres (44 sq mi).

The eastern half of Sabina Shoal consists of reefs awash, while the western half consists of banks 3.7 to 8.3 meters deep, and reefs enclosing a lagoon.^[4]

Disputes and controversies

In 1995, soon after occupying Mischief Reef, China (PRC) installed 3 buoys near Sabina Shoal. They were confiscated by the Philippines. ^[5]

References

↑ Zambrano, Chiara (27 March 2014). "Mission to Ayungin shoal". ABS CBN News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
↑ D.J Hancox; John Prescott. A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands. UK: International Boundaries Research Unit. p. 28.
↑ "PHL insists Escoda Shoal is within its sovereignty and maritime jurisdiction". balita.ph. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
↑ Admiralty Sailing Directions - South China Sea. Taunton: UKHO - United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 2004. p. 64.
↑ Bondoc, Jarius (16 April 2012). "China out to grab Zambales shoal". Philippine Star. Retrieved 23 May 2014. (Zambales Shoal is also known as Scarborough Shoal.)

Spratly Islands

Confrontations

Regions

Occupied features

China	Cuarteron Reef Fiery Cross Reef Gaven Reefs Hughes Reef Johnson South Reef Mischief Reef Subi Reef
Malaysia	Ardasier Reef Dallas Reef Erica Reef Investigator Shoal Mariveles Reef Swallow Reef
Philippines	Commodore Reef Flat Island Irving Reef Lankiam Cay Loaita Island Nanshan Island Northeast Cay Second Thomas Shoal Thitu Island West York Island
Taiwan	Taiping Island Zhongzhou Reef
Vietnam	Amboyna Cay Bombay Castle Collins Reef Cornwallis South Reef Ladd Reef Namyit Island Sand Cay Sin Cowe Island Southwest Cay Spratly Island

Unoccupied features

South China Sea

Pratas Islands

Pratas Island

Paracel Islands

Amphitrite Group	Rocky Island Tree Island West Sand Woody Island Qilian Yu
Crescent Group	Money Island Robert Island Yagong Island
Other features	Bombay Reef Triton Island

NorthEast SCS

Spratly Islands

Dangerous
Ground

NW	North Danger Reef Northeast Cay Southwest Cay Thitu Reefs Thitu Island Subi Reef Loaita Banks Lankiam Cay Loaita Island Tizard Banks Ban Than Reef Gaven Reefs Itu Aba Namyit Island Sand Cay NNW Irving Reef West York Island WNW Western Reef
NE	Flat Island Nanshan Island Reed Bank Third Thomas Shoal
SE	Commodore Reef First Thomas Shoal Mischief Reef Sabina Shoal Second Thomas Shoal
SW	Union Banks Collins Reef Hughes Reef Johnson South Reef Sin Cowe Island Ardasier Reef Cornwallis South Reef Dallas Reef Erica Reef Investigator Shoal Mariveles Reef

West

London Reefs
- Central London Reef
- Cuarteron Reef
- East London Reef
- West London Reef
Bombay Castle
Fiery Cross Reef
Ladd Reef
Spratly Island

East

South

Southern SCS

Tudjuh Archipelago

History

Transport

Ships
- Coconut Princess
Airports
- Pratas Is
- Paracel Islands Airports
  - Woody Is
- Spratly Islands Airports

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