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Mariveles Reef

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Mariveles Reef
Disputed atoll
Satellite image of Mariveles Reef by NASA.
Mariveles Reef
Other names	Terumbu Mantanani (Malay) Bahura ng Mariveles (Filipino) Đá Kỳ Vân (Vietnamese) 南海礁 Nánhǎi Jiāo (Chinese)
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	7°59′38″N 113°53′42″E / 7.99389°N 113.89500°E / 7.99389; 113.89500
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Administration
Malaysia
State	Sabah
Claimed by
China
City	Sansha, Hainan
Malaysia
State	Sabah
Philippines
Municipality	Kalayaan, Palawan
Taiwan
Municipality	Cijin District, Kaohsiung
Vietnam
District	Trường Sa District, Khánh Hòa

Mariveles Reef (Malay: Terumbu Mantanani; Filipino: Bahura ng Mariveles; Vietnamese: đá Kỳ Vân; Mandarin Chinese: 南海礁; pinyin: Nánhǎi Jiāo), is located in the SW of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands.^[1] It is 59 kilometres (37 mi) slightly east of north from Swallow Reef and 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) southeast of Barque Canada Reef.^[2]

It dries at high tide enclosing two large lagoons in a figure of eight formation with a sand cay between them. This small cay, 1.5–2 m high, and some isolated rocks are just visible at high water.^{[citation needed]}

It is one of the areas in the Spratly Islands occupied by Malaysia. The Royal Malaysian Navy has maintained an "offshore naval station" there called "Station Mike" since 1986.^[3] The atoll is also claimed by the People's Republic of China, Republic of China (Taiwan), the Philippines, and Vietnam.

References

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^ http://www.oceangrafix.com/chart/zoom?chart=93047 SW Dangerous Ground

^ D. J. Hancox; Victor Prescott. A Geographical Description of the Spratly Islands and an Account of Hydrographic Surveys Amongst Those Islands.

^ Joshua Ho; Sam Bateman (15 February 2013). Maritime Challenges and Priorities in Asia: Implications for Regional Security. Routledge. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-1-136-29820-2.

External links

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Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative Island Tracker

Physical geography of Sabah

Coastal features

Bays	Agal Brunei Cowie Darvel Kimanis Labuk Marchesa Marudu Padas Paitan Sandakan Sandy (Pasir Putih) Sepanggar Schomburgk Tambak
Capes	Tip of Borneo
Islands	List of islands disputed Spratly Islands Laya Layang Layang Mantanani Peninjau Siput Ubi
Peninsulas	Bengkoka Dent Karambunai Klias Kudat Sandakan Semporna
Straits	Balabac

Interior and water features

Caves

Hills

Skull (Bukit Tengkorak)

Main rivers

Kundasang

Volcanic fields

Waterfalls

Spratly Islands

Confrontations

Regions

Occupied features

Brunei	Louisa Reef
China	Cuarteron Reef Fiery Cross Reef Gaven Reefs Hughes Reef Johnson South Reef Mischief Reef Subi Reef
Malaysia	Ardasier Reef Dallas Reef Erica Reef Investigator Shoal Mariveles Reef Swallow Reef
Philippines	Commodore Reef Flat Island Irving Reef Lankiam Cay Loaita Cay Loaita Island Nanshan Island Northeast Cay Second Thomas Shoal Thitu Island West York Island
Taiwan	Taiping Island Zhongzhou Reef
Vietnam	Alison Reef Amboyna Cay Barque Canada Reef Bombay Castle Central London Reef Collins Reef Cornwallis South Reef Discovery Great Reef East London Reef Grierson Reef Ladd Reef Lansdowne Reef Namyit Island Pearson Reef Petley Reef Sand Cay Sin Cowe Island South Reef Southwest Cay Spratly Island Tennent Reef West London Reef

Unoccupied features

Other features

Northeastern SCS

Spratly Islands

Dangerous
Ground

NW	North Danger Reef Northeast Cay Southwest Cay Thitu Reefs Thitu Island Subi Reef Loaita Bank Lankiam Cay Loaita Cay Loaita Island Tizard Bank Gaven Reefs Namyit Island Sand Cay Taiping Island Zhongzhou Reef NNW Irving Reef West York Island WNW Western Reef
NE	Flat Island Nanshan Island Reed Tablemount Third Thomas Shoal
SE	Commodore Reef First Thomas Shoal Mischief Reef Sabina Shoal Second Thomas Shoal
SW	Union Banks Collins Reef Hughes Reef Johnson South Reef Sin Cowe Island Ardasier Reef Cornwallis South Reef Dallas Reef Erica Reef Investigator Shoal Mariveles Reef