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| Disputed atoll | |
|---|---|
 Sabina Shoal | |
  Sabina Shoal | |
| Other names | Bãi Sa Bin (Vietnamese) Buhanginan ng Escoda (Filipino) Escoda Shoal (Philippine English) 仙賓礁 / 仙宾礁 Xiānbīn Jiāo (Chinese) |
| Geography | |
| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | 9°45′N 116°28′E / 9.750°N 116.467°E |
| Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
| Claimed by | |
Sabina Shoal, also known as Bãi Sa Bin (Vietnamese: Bãi Sa Bin); Escoda Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Escoda); Xianbin Jiao (Chinese: 仙賓礁/仙宾礁; pinyin: Xiānbīn Jiāo), is a disputed low-tide elevation[1][2] atoll[3] located in the northeast of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands, South China Sea.
It is claimed by China, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. These countries claim the Spratly Islands either in part or their entirety.[4]
The shoal lies within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines. The EEZ itself does not define the actual sovereignty for any islands and shoals within the zone but grants certain exclusive rights and jurisdictions according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).[5]
- ^ Maitem, Jeoffrey (7 Aug 2024). "South China Sea: Sabina Shoal may be new hotspot as Philippines, Beijing spar over sovereignty". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
Manila has had the BRP Teresa Magbanua deployed to the shoal – a low-tide elevation feature that is part of the Spratly Islands
- ^ "Rocks, Reefs, Submerged Shoals – Who Claims Or Occupies Them?". Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Gan, Nectar (August 27, 2024). "A dangerous new flashpoint is fast emerging in the South China Sea". CNN.
- ^ "Manila accuses Beijing of island building in South China Sea". RFA.
- ^ "PREAMBLE TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA". United Nations. United Nations. Retrieved September 22, 2024.