Second Thomas Shoal

E279621

disputed territory geographic feature submerged reef

Second Thomas Shoal is a disputed submerged reef in the South China Sea, strategically located within the Spratly Islands and claimed by multiple countries, notably the Philippines and China.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Second Thomas Shoal canonical	2
Ayungin Shoal	1
Ayungin Shoal (Philippines)	1
Second Thomas Shoal is a low-tide elevation within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	disputed territory ⓘ geographic feature ⓘ submerged reef ⓘ
accessControlledBy	Chinese coast guard (in surrounding waters, de facto) ⓘ
administeredBy	Philippines ⓘ surface form: Philippines (de facto military presence)
alsoKnownAs	Second Thomas Shoal ⓘ surface form: Ayungin Shoal Ren’ai Jiao ⓘ
associatedWith	Nine-dash line claim by China ⓘ Philippines v. China (PCA case) ⓘ surface form: Philippine arbitral case against China (PCA 2016)
contestedBy	China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China Republic of China ⓘ surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan) Philippines ⓘ surface form: Republic of the Philippines
countryClaimNameUsedBy	Second Thomas Shoal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ayungin Shoal (Philippines) Ren’ai Jiao (China) ⓘ
disputeType	maritime territorial dispute ⓘ
distanceRelation	closer to Philippine island of Palawan than to Chinese mainland ⓘ
ecologicalSignificance	habitat for marine life in Spratly region ⓘ
environmentType	coral reef ⓘ
featureTypeUnderUNCLOS	low-tide elevation ⓘ
garrisonMaintainedBy	Philippines ⓘ
garrisonVessel	BRP Sierra Madre ⓘ
garrisonVesselStatus	permanently beached ⓘ
garrisonVesselType	Philippine Navy ship intentionally grounded ⓘ
knownFor	frequent maritime confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels ⓘ
locatedIn	South China Sea ⓘ Spratly Islands ⓘ
militaryUse	outpost for Philippine Marines ⓘ
navigationHazard	yes ⓘ
nearestPhilippineIsland	Palawan ⓘ
partOfBroaderDispute	South China Sea maritime claims ⓘ surface form: South China Sea disputes
region	West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation for part of South China Sea) ⓘ
relevantLegalFramework	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
resupplyMethod	Philippine small boats and civilian vessels ⓘ
sovereigntyClaimedBy	China ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ surface form: Taiwan
strategicImportance	control of sea lanes in the South China Sea ⓘ fishing grounds ⓘ proximity to potential hydrocarbon resources ⓘ
subjectOf	Chinese coast guard and maritime militia activities ⓘ South China Sea maritime claims ⓘ surface form: Philippines–China maritime dispute incidents involving resupply missions ⓘ
submergedAt	high tide ⓘ
withinExclusiveEconomicZoneClaimedBy	Philippines ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spratly Islands → contains → Second Thomas Shoal ⓘ

Second Thomas Shoal → alsoKnownAs → Second Thomas Shoal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ayungin Shoal

Second Thomas Shoal → countryClaimNameUsedBy → Second Thomas Shoal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ayungin Shoal (Philippines)

Philippines v. China (PCA case) → concernsFeature → Second Thomas Shoal ⓘ

Philippines v. China (PCA case) → tribunalFound → Second Thomas Shoal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Thomas Shoal is a low-tide elevation within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone