Disputed: | yes |
Loaita Nan | |
Type: | shoal |
Pushpin Map: | Spratly Islands relief |
Location: | South China Sea |
Coordinates: | 10.7003°N 114.3169°W |
Archipelago: | Spratly Islands |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Region |
Country Admin Divisions: | IV-B - MIMAROPA |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Province |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Palawan |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Municipality |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Kalayaan |
Country1 Admin Divisions Title: | City |
Country1 Admin Divisions: | Sansha, Hainan |
Country2 Admin Divisions Title: | Municipality |
Country2 Admin Divisions: | Kalayaan, Palawan |
Country3: | [1] |
Country3 Admin Divisions Title: | Municipality District |
Country3 Admin Divisions: | Kaohsiung Cijin |
Country4 Admin Divisions Title: | District |
Country4 Admin Divisions: | Trường Sa, Khánh Hòa |
Loaita Nan (Mandarin) is a shoal in the Loaita Bank of the Spratly Islands. Located at the southwest end of Daoming Reefs, it is composed of coral reefs. It is claimed by the government of China, Taiwan and the Philippines. Loaita Cay is northeast of Loaita Nan.
Chinese fishermen has described Loaita Nan as "double yellows".[2] In 1983, The Chinese government announced that the Chinese name of the shoal is Shuanghuang Shazhou.[3]
The sandbar looks like two egg yolks at low tide, hence its name. The length at high tide is, the length of the reef is 2km, the width at high tide is 60m, the width of the Loaita Nan is, the shallow water depth is, and the central deep water is .[4]