Mariveles Reef
Disputed atoll
Satellite image of Mariveles Reef by NASA.
Mariveles Reef is located in Spratly Islands
Mariveles Reef
Mariveles Reef
Other names
Terumbu Mantanani (Malay)
Bahura ng Mariveles (Filipino)
Đá Kỳ Vân (Vietnamese)
南海礁 Nánhǎi Jiāo (Chinese)
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates7°59′38″N 113°53′42″E / 7.99389°N 113.89500°E / 7.99389; 113.89500
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Administration
StateSabah
Claimed by
 China
CitySansha, Hainan
 Malaysia
StateSabah
 Philippines
MunicipalityKalayaan, Palawan
 Taiwan
MunicipalityCijin District, Kaohsiung
 Vietnam
DistrictTrường 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 atoll is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, Republic of China (Taiwan), the Philippines, and Vietnam.

References

  1. ↑ http://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.
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