China's natural resource ministry recently released its first survey report of the South China Sea's disputed Sabina Shoal.
About Sabina Shoal:
It is also known as Xianbin Reef. It is an oceanic coral atoll that developed on top of a seamount in the eastern part of the Spratlys Islands in the South China Sea.
It is located some 75 nautical miles from the Philippine province of Palawan.
It is considered to be withinthe Philippines 200-nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
China, however, claims the shoal and much of the South China Sea as its sovereign territory and has maintained a continuous presence there. It is located 630 nautical miles from China.
It extends close to 23 km along its northwest-southeast axis.
It is composed of two main parts connected by a narrow section.
The western part measures 13 km long by 6 km wide and is larger than the eastern part, which measures 10 km by 3 km.
They both have a central lagoon surrounded by a coral ring made of discontinuous shallow sections.
Dear Student,
You have still not entered your mailing address. Please enter the address where all the study materials will be sent to you. (If applicable).
