Not to be confused with Northeast Investigator Shoal in the Spratly Islands.

Investigator Shoal, also known as Malay: Terumbu Peninjau; Pawikan Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Pawikan, lit. 'Sandbank of Sea Turtle'); Vietnamese: bãi Thám Hiểm; chữ Nôm: 𣺽探險; Mandarin Chinese: 榆亞暗沙/榆亚暗沙; pinyin: Yúyà ànshā, is located in the SW of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.[1]

It is an atoll above water at low tide; some large rocks at the western end might be visible at high water. The atoll is 32.1 kilometres (19.9 mi) and is up to 10.6 km wide.[2] The total atoll area is 188 square kilometres (73 sq mi). The lagoon is up to 45 meters deep.[3]

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 Papa" since 1999.[4]

References

  1. ^ NGA Chart 93047, oceangrafix.com
  2. ^ Measured from a satellite image with the wikimapia measuring tool at Wikimapia
  3. ^ Atoll Area, Depth and Rainfall[permanent dead link], rock.geosociety.org
  4. ^ 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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