Northeast Investigator Shoal

Northeast Investigator Shoal
	Northeast Investigator Shoal
Other names	; Investigator Northeast Shoal; Dalagang Bukid Shoal (Philippine English); Kulumpol ng Dalagang Bukid (Filipino); 海口礁 Hǎikǒu Jiāo (Chinese); Bãi Phù Mỹ (Vietnamese)
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	9°10′N 116°28′E / 9.167°N 116.467°E
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Administration
	Philippines
Municipality	Kalayaan, Palawan

Northeast Investigator Shoal, also known as Dalagang Bukid Shoal (Tagalog: Kulumpol ng Dalagang Bukid, lit. 'Cluster 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 a shoal in the Spratly group of islands in South China Sea.^[1]^[2]

The submerged coral atoll is located 32 nautical miles from Bombay Shoal [zh] at 9° 10' N, 116° 28' E. A small feature with an area of just 2 square kilometres, the shoal has a few rocks at the western edge that are just about visible at high water.^[3]

References

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

[wu-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] x, D.J. A geographical description of Spratly islands (Volume 1 Number 6 ed.). Durham, UK: InBRU - International Boundaries Research Unit.

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