Scarborough Reef

E330621

atoll disputed territory reef

Scarborough Reef is a small, disputed atoll in the South China Sea, strategically important for its rich fishing grounds and potential underwater resources.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Scarborough Reef canonical	2
McKennan Reef	1
North Gaven Reef	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	atoll ⓘ disputed territory ⓘ reef ⓘ
administeredAs	part of Zhongsha Islands (Chinese administrative grouping) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bajo de Masinloc ⓘ Huangyan Dao ⓘ Scarborough Shoal ⓘ surface form: Panatag Shoal Scarborough Shoal ⓘ
approximateCoordinates	15°07′N 117°45′E ⓘ
arbitrationFinding	no entitlement to exclusive economic zone or continental shelf as a rock feature ⓘ
arbitrationRulingBy	Permanent Court of Arbitration ⓘ
contestedBy	China ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ surface form: Taiwan
countryClaimedBy	China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China Philippines ⓘ Republic of China ⓘ surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan)
disputeType	maritime boundary dispute ⓘ
distanceFromLuzon	approximately 220 kilometers ⓘ
economicActivity	commercial fishing ⓘ
environmentalConcern	coral reef degradation ⓘ overfishing ⓘ
governedBy	de facto control by China ⓘ
hasEvent	2012 Scarborough Shoal standoff ⓘ
hasFeature	fringing reef ⓘ lagoon ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	disputed sovereignty and maritime entitlements ⓘ
hasNavigationHazard	submerged reefs ⓘ
hasPhysicalCharacteristic	mostly submerged at high tide ⓘ
importanceFor	regional security in Southeast Asia ⓘ
locatedIn	South China Sea ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
nearTo	Luzon ⓘ surface form: Luzon Island Zambales ⓘ surface form: Zambales province (Philippines)
partOf	First Island Chain (strategic concept) ⓘ Spratly Islands ⓘ surface form: Spratly Islands region
region	South China Sea ⓘ surface form: South China Sea (international designation) West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation for part of South China Sea) ⓘ surface form: West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation)
sovereigntyDisputeWith	China–Philippines relations ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of sea lanes ⓘ potential hydrocarbon resources ⓘ rich fishing grounds ⓘ
subjectTo	Philippines v. China (PCA case) ⓘ surface form: 2016 South China Sea arbitration award United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
usedFor	fishing ⓘ maritime patrols ⓘ
withinExclusiveEconomicZoneClaimedBy	Philippines ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Scarborough Shoal → alsoKnownAs → Scarborough Reef ⓘ

Gaven Reefs → hasPart → Scarborough Reef ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Gaven Reef

Philippines v. China (PCA case) → concernsFeature → Scarborough Reef ⓘ

this entity surface form: McKennan Reef

Huangyan Dao → alsoKnownAs → Scarborough Reef ⓘ