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Western Reef

Coordinates: 10°16′00″N 113°37′00″E / 10.2667°N 113.6167°E / 10.2667; 113.6167
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Western Reef
Map
Other names
Đá Đền Cây Cỏ (Vietnamese)
福祿寺礁 / 福禄寺礁 Fúlùsì Jiāo (Chinese)
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates10°16′00″N 113°37′00″E / 10.2667°N 113.6167°E / 10.2667; 113.6167
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands

Western Reef (Vietnamese: Đá Đền Cây Cỏ; Mandarin Chinese: 福祿寺礁 / 福禄寺礁; pinyin: Fúlùsì Jiāo) is a shoal in the South China Sea, located 66.7 kilometres (41.4 mi) west of Gaven Reefs in the Spratly Islands.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Sailing Directions 161 (Enroute) - South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand (13 ed.). Bethesda, Maryland: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2011. p. 9.
  2. ^ Samuels, Marwyn S. (1982). Contest for the South China Sea. New York: Methuen. p. 190. ISBN 9780416331400.