Scarborough Shoal

E65494

atoll disputed territory shoal

Scarborough Shoal is a small, disputed atoll in the South China Sea claimed by China, the Philippines, and Taiwan, known for its rich fishing grounds and strategic maritime location.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Scarborough Shoal canonical	6
Panatag Shoal	4
Scarborough Shoal is a rock that generates only a territorial sea	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	atoll ⓘ disputed territory ⓘ shoal ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bajo de Masinloc ⓘ Huangyan Dao ⓘ Scarborough Shoal ⓘ surface form: Panatag Shoal Scarborough Reef ⓘ
claimedAsTerritorialSeaBy	China ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ surface form: Taiwan
countryClaimedBy	China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China Republic of China ⓘ surface form: Republic of China (Taiwan) Philippines ⓘ surface form: Republic of the Philippines
disputedBy	China ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ surface form: Taiwan
governedDeFactoBy	China ⓘ
hasAccessControlledBy	Chinese maritime forces ⓘ
hasAreaType	submerged reef with small rocks above water ⓘ
hasAverageLagoonDepth	approximately 15 meters ⓘ
hasEcologicalFeature	coral ecosystem ⓘ marine biodiversity habitat ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	fishing ⓘ
hasFeature	coral reef ⓘ lagoon ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	subject to overlapping maritime claims ⓘ
hasNavigationUse	fishing vessel anchorage ⓘ
hasNearbyWatersUsedBy	Chinese fishers ⓘ Philippine fishers ⓘ Taiwanese fishers ⓘ
hasResource	rich fishing grounds ⓘ
hasShape	triangular atoll ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance	access to marine resources ⓘ control of sea lanes ⓘ
importantFor	fisheries ⓘ navigation ⓘ regional maritime security ⓘ
isWithin	Philippine-claimed exclusive economic zone ⓘ nine-dash line claimed by China ⓘ
locatedIn	South China Sea ⓘ South China Sea ⓘ surface form: West Philippine Sea (Philippine designation) western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedInExclusiveEconomicZoneClaimedBy	Philippines ⓘ
locatedNear	Luzon ⓘ surface form: Luzon Island
partOf	Spratly Islands ⓘ surface form: Spratly Islands region
subjectOf	2016 South China Sea arbitration award discussion ⓘ Philippines v. China (PCA case) ⓘ South China Sea dispute ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

South China Sea → hasFeature → Scarborough Shoal ⓘ

Scarborough Shoal → alsoKnownAs → Scarborough Shoal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Panatag Shoal

Scarborough Reef → alsoKnownAs → Scarborough Shoal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Panatag Shoal

Scarborough Reef → alsoKnownAs → Scarborough Shoal ⓘ

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

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

this entity surface form: Scarborough Shoal is a rock that generates only a territorial sea

Huangyan Dao → alsoKnownAs → Scarborough Shoal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Panatag Shoal

Bajo de Masinloc → alsoKnownAs → Scarborough Shoal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Panatag Shoal

Masinloc → near → Scarborough Shoal ⓘ