Third Thomas Shoal

Third Thomas Shoal
Disputed reef;
	Location within Spratly Islands
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	10°55′N 115°55′E / 10.91°N 115.91°E
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Claimed by
	China
	Philippines
	Taiwan
	Vietnam

Third Thomas Shoal, known as Payao Shoal in the Philippines, Bãi Đồng Cam in Vietnam, and 和平暗沙 in China, is a reef in the north-west of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. It is located 7.5 nautical miles (13.9 km; 8.6 mi) north of Flat island, and 73 nautical miles (135 km; 84 mi) north of Mischief Reef.

The reef is one of three martnamed after Thomas Gilbert, the captain of the Charlotte:

First Thomas Shoal	09°19′N 115°56′E / 9.317°N 115.933°E / 9.317; 115.933, South of the Second Thomas Shoal.^[1]
Second Thomas Shoal	09°44′N 115°52′E / 9.733°N 115.867°E / 9.733; 115.867, South East of Mischief Reef.^[1]
Third Thomas Shoal	10°54′N 115°56′E / 10.900°N 115.933°E / 10.900; 115.933, North East of Flat Island - some distance N of the Second Thomas Shoal.^[2]

References

1 2 NGA Chart 93046 - SE Dangerous Ground
↑ NGA Chart 93045 - NE Dangerous Ground

[NGA93046-1] 1 2 NGA Chart 93046 - SE Dangerous Ground

[NGA93045-2] NGA Chart 93045 - NE Dangerous Ground

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