Loaita Bank
The Loaita Bank 10°45′N 114°30′E / 10.750°N 114.500°ECoordinates: 10°45′N 114°30′E / 10.750°N 114.500°E is one of the significant maritime features in the Spratly Islands. It is about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long on its NE-SW axis, and extends from Loaita Island to the NW of Dangerous Ground.[1][2]
WikiMiniAtlasThe bank contains a number of maritime features, including shoals, reefs, an island, two sand cays, and a lagoon:[1]
- Loaita Island (10°41′N 114°25′E / 10.683°N 114.417°E)
- Lankiam Cay (10°43′N 114°32′E / 10.717°N 114.533°E)
- (Loaita Southwest Reef)[3]
- Loaita Cay
(10°43′43″N 114°21′09″E / 10.72861°N 114.35250°E)
- and numerous less well defined/named shoals and reefs.
At the NE end of the bank there is "a ridge of foul ground that is an extension" of the bank; (11°09′N 114°48′E / 11.150°N 114.800°E) lies at the NE end of this ridge, inside Dangerous Ground.[1]
It is neighboured by the and Subi Reef to the NW, Irving Reef to the east, North Danger Reef to the north, and the Tizard and Union Banks to the south.
References[]
- ^ a b c Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 161: South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 13-14.
- ^ NGA Chart 93044 shows the area NW of Dangerous Ground.
- ^ Spratly Islands Digital Gazetteer
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- Banks of the Spratly Islands
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