Disputed: | yes |
Type: | atoll |
First Thomas Shoal | |
Pushpin Map: | Spratly Islands relief |
Location: | South China Sea |
Coordinates: | 9.33°N 115.93°W |
Archipelago: | Spratly Islands |
First Thomas Shoal, also known as Bulig Shoal in the Philippines, Bãi Suối Ngà in Vietnam, and 信义礁 in China, is an uninhabited reef/atoll located south of Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.
The shoal is one of three named after Thomas Gilbert, captain of the :[1]
| 9.3167°N 171°W, South of the Second Thomas Shoal.[2] | |
9.7333°N 167°W, South East of Mischief Reef. | ||
10.9°N 171°W, North East of Flat Island - some distance North of the Second Thomas Shoal.[3] |