Extract from US Dept of State map also showing Luconia Shoals and James Shoal.
Louisa Reef (Brunei Malay: Terumbu Semarang Barat Kecil; Mandarin Chinese: 南通礁; pinyin: Nántōng Jiāo) is a coral reef in the southern reaches of the Spratly Islands. The reef is oval in shape, approximately 1.5 km (1 mile) east to west and 0.5 km (500 yards) north to south. While most of Louisa Reef is submerged, some portions emerge at low tide and a few small rocks remain above water even at high tide. The reef rises as deeply undercut walls and steep slopes from very deep water with extensive stony and soft corals. A navigation beacon built by Malaysia is at its southwest point and the highest visible rock is at the southeast end.
Safe anchorage is difficult to find, depending on the wind and currents, but there are sandy areas at the northwest and southwest ends. The nearest reliable shelter for boats is the lagoon at Swallow Reef, 128 km (80 miles) to the northeast.
As of 2014[update], the shoal was claimed by Brunei, China, and Taiwan. Malaysia previously claimed Louisa Reef and operated a small obelisk-like concrete navigational light beacon there. However, Malaysia has apparently dropped its claim in deference to the claim of neighbouring Brunei that the reef lies on its continental shelf.[1]
^J. Ashley Roach (2014). "Malaysia and Brunei: An Analysis of their Claims in the South China Sea" (PDF). Seas Research. Center for Naval Analyses.
LouisaReef (Brunei Malay: Terumbu Semarang Barat Kecil; Mandarin Chinese: 南通礁; pinyin: Nántōng Jiāo) is a coral reef in the southern reaches of the Spratly...
southeastern part of the Spratly Islands, which includes the uninhabited LouisaReef. In 1939, the Spratly Islands were coral islets mostly inhabited by seabirds...
above-water islets it claims in LouisaReef. Brunei does not practice military control in the area. Brunei's claims to the reef are based on the United Nations...
islands. Brunei claims a relatively small area, including islands on LouisaReef. Indonesia's claims are not on any island, but on maritime rights. (See...
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clusters of mostly small uninhabited islands, islets (cays and shoals), reefs/atolls and seamounts numbering in the hundreds, are subject to competing...
the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia. The disputes involve the islands, reefs, banks, and other features of the region, including the Spratly Islands...
consider to be the southernmost members of the Spratly Islands, such as LouisaReef. Extending over an area of several thousand square kilometres, both the...
Cross Reef, Mischief Reef and Subi Reef. Aside from geo-political tensions, concerns have been raised about the environmental impact on fragile reef ecosystems...
(London) and Sean O'Connor (Indiana) (20 Nov 2014). "China building airstrip-capable island on Fiery Cross Reef". IHS Jane's 360. Jane's Defence Weekly....
nearest to it. Brunei also extended its exclusive economic zone, claiming LouisaReef. Article 298 of Section 3 of Part XV of the Convention provides optional...
island and one reef, Malaysia occupies and/or controls one artificial island and five reefs, and PRC occupies and/or controls eight reefs. Also, the Philippines...
James Shoal is a reef (bank) in the South China Sea, with a depth of 22 metres (72 ft) below the surface of the sea, located about 45 nautical miles (83 km;...
raise their flag over the smaller cays and reefs of An Bang (Amboyna Cay), Sin Cowe East and Pearson Reef (Hon Sap). In 1976, following the unification...
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manatee. The Florida Reef is the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States, and the third-largest coral barrier reef system in the world...
December 2015. Rotherham, Nicholas (14 December 2015). "X Factor final: Louisa Johnson wins 2015 contest". BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat. BBC. Retrieved 6 January...
governor Thomas Picton during the criminal procedure against eighteen-year-old Louisa Calderon in 1801. The former maid of governor Picton was accused of theft...
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