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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Scarborough Shoal, also known as Panacot, Bajo de Masinloc ("Masinloc Shoal" in Spanish), Huangyan Island (Mandarin Chinese: 黄岩岛; pinyin: Huáng Yán Dǎo; lit. 'yellow rock island'), Minzhu Jiao (Guoyu Chinese: 民主礁; lit. 'Democracy Reef'), and Panatag Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Panatag, lit. 'serene sandbank'), is a coral atoll/reef with an inner lagoon and several rocks above high tide, located between Macclesfield Bank to the west and Luzon to the east.
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