Disputed atoll | |
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Other names | Kanduli Shoal (Philippine English) Buhanginan ng Kanduli (Filipino) 艦長礁 / 舰长礁 Jiànzhǎng Jiāo (Chinese) Bãi Đồi Mồi (Vietnamese) |
Geography | |
Location | South China Sea |
Coordinates | 9°01′N 116°40′E / 9.017°N 116.667°E |
Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
Claimed by | |
Royal Captain Shoal, also known as Kanduli Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Kanduli); Mandarin Chinese: 艦長礁/舰长礁; pinyin: Jiànzhǎng Jiāo; Vietnamese: Bãi Đồi Mồi, is an atoll in the South China Sea and a part of Spratly Islands. It is located in the vicinity of Northeast Investigator Shoal and Half Moon Shoal, at the eastern edge of the area named "Dangerous Ground".[1]