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Scarborough Shoal

Coastal and Reef Features

Scarborough Shoal, also known as Bajo de Masinloc, Huangyan Island, Minzhu Jiao, Panatag Shoal and Panacot, is a coral atoll and reef in the South China Sea. It carries an inner lagoon and several rocks that remain above the surface at high tide, and it lies between Macclesfield Bank to the west and the Philippine island of Luzon to the east, its nearest landmass at about 220 kilometers away. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Scarborough Shoal
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Wikidata: Scarborough Shoal
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