Northeast Investigator Shoal

Not to be confused with Investigator Shoal or Northwest Investigator Reef.
Northeast Investigator Shoal
Disputed atoll
Northeast Investigator Shoal is located in Spratly Islands
Northeast Investigator Shoal
Northeast Investigator Shoal
Other names
Investigator Northeast Shoal
Dalagang Bukid Shoal (Philippine English)
Buhanginan ng Dalagang Bukid (Filipino)
海口礁 Hǎikǒu Jiāo (Chinese)
Bãi Phù Mỹ (Vietnamese)
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates9°10′N 116°28′E / 9.167°N 116.467°E / 9.167; 116.467
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Claimed by
 China
 Philippines
 Taiwan
 Vietnam

Northeast Investigator Shoal, also known as Dalagang Bukid Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Dalagang Bukid, lit. 'Sandbank of the Field Maiden'); Mandarin Chinese: 海口礁; pinyin: Hǎikǒu Jiāo; Vietnamese: Bãi Phù Mỹ, also marked as Investigator Northeast Shoal on some nautical charts, is an atoll in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.[1][2]

The submerged coral atoll is located 32 nautical miles (59 km; 37 mi) from Bombay Shoal [zh] at 09°10′N 116°28′E / 9.167°N 116.467°E / 9.167; 116.467 (Northeast Investigator Shoal). A small feature with an area of just 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi), the atoll has a few rocks at its western edge that are just visible at high water.[3]

  1. ^ Wu, Shucun (30 September 2013). Solving disputes for regional cooperation in South China Sea. Oxford: Elsevier / Chandos Publishing.
  2. ^ "NGA Chart 93046 - Mantangule Island to Eran Bay (Palawan Passage)". nauticalchartsonline.com. NGA, USA. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ^ hancox, D.J. A geographical description of Spratly islands (Volume 1 Number 6 ed.). Durham, UK: InBRU - International Boundaries Research Unit.