Dallas Reef
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Dallas Reef (7°38′N 113°48′E / 7.633°N 113.800°E), also known as Malay: Terumbu Laya; Vietnamese: đá Suối Cát; Mandarin Chinese: 光星礁; pinyin: Guāngxīng Jiāo; Rajah Matanda Reef (Filipino: Bahura ng Rajah Matanda), lies on the SW extremity of Dangerous Ground (South China Sea) in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.[1]
It is approximately 7 km long and 2 km wide, and encloses a lagoon ~15m deep. It is 9 km west of Ardasier Reef, and 26 km north of Swallow Reef.
As with all of the
Rajahnate of Maynila, Rajah Matanda
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References
- ^ http://www.oceangrafix.com/chart/zoom?chart=93047 SW Dangerous Ground
- ^ Dallas Reef is not claimed by the Philippines – it lies outside of the Kalayaan Island Group claimed area.
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- List of maritime features in the Spratly Islands
- Great Wall of Sand
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