Luconia Shoals

Luconia Shoals
Disputed reefs and shoal
Luconia Shoals is located in South China Sea
Luconia Shoals
Luconia Shoals
Other names
Gugusan Beting Raja Jarum (Malay)
Gugusan Beting Patinggi Ali (Malay)
北康暗沙 Běikāng ànshā (Chinese)
南康暗沙 Nánkāng ànshā (Chinese)
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates05°36′N 112°36′E / 5.600°N 112.600°E / 5.600; 112.600
Administration
StateSarawak, Division and District of Mukah, Subdistrict of Balingian
Claimed by
Landsat 7-derived sketch map of North and South Luconia Shoals
Extract from US Dept of State map also showing Louisa Reef and James Shoal

The Luconia Shoals, divided into the North and South Luconia Shoals, and sometimes known as the Luconia Reefs, are one of the largest and least-known reef complexes in the South China Sea.[1] Some geographers classify the shoals as the southernmost part of the Spratly Islands.[2]

  1. ^ "Luconia Shoals". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  2. ^ Hancox, David; Prescott, Victor (1995). A geographical description of the Spratly Islands and an account of hydrographic surveys amongst those islands (Maritime briefing ). University of Durham, International Boundaries Research Unit. ISBN 978-1897643181. p.2