James Shoal, the Glossary
James Shoal is a reef (bank) in the South China Sea, with a depth of below the surface of the sea, located about off the Borneo coast of Malaysia. It is claimed by Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of China (Taiwan). The reef and its surrounds are administered by Malaysia.[1]
Table of Contents
51 relations: Admiralty chart, Al Jazeera English, Bintulu, Borneo, British Empire, Brunei, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Central News Agency (Taiwan), China, China Marine Surveillance, Continental shelf, Exam, Exclusive economic zone, Foreign Policy, Hainan, Indonesia, Internet Archive, Luconia Shoals, Mainland China, Malaysia, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Mike Pompeo, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, New Straits Times, Nine-dash line, Ocean bank, People's Liberation Army Navy, Philippines, Prefecture-level city, Provinces of China, Reef, Royal Malaysian Navy, Sansha, Sarawak, South China Morning Post, South China Sea, Special municipality (Taiwan), Spratly Islands, States and federal territories of Malaysia, Stele, Taipei, Taiping Island, Taiwan, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea, The Borneo Post, Thitu Island, United States Department of State, United States Secretary of State, Vietnam, ... Expand index (1 more) »
- Disputed reefs
- Reefs of the South China Sea
- Reefs of the Spratly Islands
Admiralty chart
Admiralty charts are nautical charts issued by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and subject to Crown Copyright.
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Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English (AJE; lit) is a 24-hour English-language news channel operating under Al Jazeera Media Network, which is partially funded by the government of Qatar.
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Bintulu
Bintulu is a coastal town on the island of Borneo in the central region of Sarawak, Malaysia.
Borneo
Borneo (also known as Kalimantan in the Indonesian language) is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of.
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.
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Brunei
Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo.
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
The Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) is an intelligence agency in the United States Department of State.
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Central News Agency (Taiwan)
The Central News Agency (CNA) is Taiwan's semi-official wire service.
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
China Marine Surveillance
China Marine Surveillance (CMS) was a maritime surveillance agency of China.
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Continental shelf
A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea.
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Exam
An examination (exam or evaluation) or test is an educational assessment intended to measure a test-taker's knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics (e.g., beliefs).
Exclusive economic zone
An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind.
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Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy is an American news publication founded in 1970 focused on global affairs, current events, and domestic and international policy.
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Hainan
Hainan is an island province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration.
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is an American nonprofit digital library founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle.
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Luconia Shoals
The Luconia Shoals, divided into the North and South Luconia Shoals, and sometimes known as the Luconia Reefs, are one of the largest and least-known reef complexes in the South China Sea. James Shoal and Luconia Shoals are disputed reefs, reefs of the South China Sea and reefs of the Spratly Islands.
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Mainland China
Mainland China is the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War.
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Abbr.; MMEA; Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia – APMM; Jawi); formally known as Malaysia Coast Guard for international identification, is the coast guard organisation of Malaysia, and principal government agency tasked with maintaining law and order, and coordinating search and rescue operations in the Malaysian Maritime Zone and on the high seas.
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Mike Pompeo
Michael Richard Pompeo (born December 30, 1963) is an American politician who served in the administration of Donald Trump as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2017 to 2018 and as the 70th United States secretary of state from 2018 to 2021.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (abbreviated MOFA) is a cabinet-level ministry of Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), and is responsible for the ROC's diplomacy and foreign relations.
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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense whose primary mission is collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of national security.
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New Straits Times
The New Straits Times is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia.
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Nine-dash line
The nine-dash line, also referred to as the eleven-dash line by Taiwan, is a set of line segments on various maps that accompanied the claims of the People's Republic of China (PRC, "mainland China") and the Republic of China (ROC, "Taiwan") in the South China Sea.
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Ocean bank
An ocean bank, sometimes referred to as a fishing bank or simply bank, is a part of the seabed that is shallow compared to its surrounding area, such as a shoal or the top of an underwater hill.
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People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy, also known as the People's Navy, PLA Navy or simply Chinese Navy, is the naval warfare branch of the People's Liberation Army, the national military of the People's Republic of China.
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Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
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Prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
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Provinces of China
Provinces (p) are the most numerous type of province-level divisions in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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Reef
A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral, or similar relatively stable material lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water.
Royal Malaysian Navy
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN, Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia; TLDM; Jawi: تنترا لاوت دراج مليسيا) is the naval arm of the Malaysian Armed Forces.
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Sansha
Sansha City is a prefecture-level city under the Hainan province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and is the southernmost and least populated prefecture in China, with the smallest land area but the largest maritime territory.
Sarawak
Sarawak is a state of Malaysia.
South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post (SCMP), with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group.
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South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean.
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Special municipality (Taiwan)
Special municipality, historically known as Yuan-controlled municipality, is a first-level administrative division unit in Taiwan.
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Spratly Islands
The Spratly Islands (Kapuluan ng Kalayaan; Mandarin p; Kepulauan Spratly; Quần đảo Trường Sa) are a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea. James Shoal and Spratly Islands are disputed reefs.
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States and federal territories of Malaysia
The states and federal territories of Malaysia are the principal administrative divisions of Malaysia.
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Stele
A stele,From Greek στήλη, stēlē, plural στήλαι stēlai; the plural in English is sometimes stelai based on direct transliteration of the Greek, sometimes stelae or stelæ based on the inflection of Greek nouns in Latin, and sometimes anglicized to steles.) or occasionally stela (stelas or stelæ) when derived from Latin, is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected in the ancient world as a monument.
Taipei
Taipei, officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan.
Taiping Island
Taiping Island, also known as Itu Aba, and various other names, is the largest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia.
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea involve conflicting island and maritime claims in the South China Sea made by Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan (Republic of China/ROC), and Vietnam.
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The Borneo Post
The Borneo Post, established in 1978, is the largest and widely circulated English-language daily newspaper in East Malaysia and also the alternately circulated newspaper in Brunei (as a strong competitor to the main existing newspapers of Pelita Brunei, Borneo Bulletin and also Media Permata, to a lesser extent, the now-defunct Brunei Times).
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Thitu Island
Pag-asa Island, also known as Thitu Island (lit), Đảo Thị Tứ (Đảo Thị Tứ) and Zhongye Dao, having an area of, it is the second largest of the naturally occurringNote that in 2014 the PRC embarked on a number of reclamation projects in the Spratly Islands.
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United States Department of State
The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations.
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United States Secretary of State
The United States secretary of state (SecState) is a member of the executive branch of the federal government and the head of the Department of State.
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Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
Voice of America
Voice of America (VOA or VoA) is an international radio broadcasting state media agency owned by the United States of America.
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See also
Disputed reefs
- Ardasier Reef
- Bombay Castle (South China Sea)
- Central London Reef
- Collins Reef
- Cuarteron Reef
- Eldad Reef
- Gaven Reefs
- Hughes Reef
- James Shoal
- Johnson South Reef
- Ladd Reef
- London Reefs
- Louisa Reef
- Luconia Shoals
- Macclesfield Bank
- South Reef
- Spratly Islands
- Third Thomas Shoal
- Western Reef
- Whitsun Reef
Reefs of the South China Sea
- Gaven Reefs
- James Shoal
- Luconia Shoals
- Macclesfield Bank
- Scarborough Shoal
Reefs of the Spratly Islands
- Alison Reef
- Ardasier Reef
- Barque Canada Reef
- Bombay Castle (South China Sea)
- Central London Reef
- Collins Reef
- Cuarteron Reef
- Discovery Great Reef
- Eldad Reef
- Gaven Reefs
- Hughes Reef
- James Shoal
- Johnson Reef
- Johnson South Reef
- Ladd Reef
- Lansdowne Reef
- London Reefs
- Louisa Reef
- Luconia Shoals
- North Danger Reef
- Petley Reef
- South Reef
- Third Thomas Shoal
- Western Reef
- Whitsun Reef
- Zhongzhou Reef
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Shoal
Also known as Beting Serupai, Cengmu Shoal, Zengmu Ansha, Zengmu Shoal, .