Bombay Reef (Chinese: 浪花礁; pinyin: Lànghuājiāo, Vietnamese: đá Bông Bay) is an atoll of the Paracel Islands. In Chinese, the reef is alternatively known...
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Paracel Islands (redirect from North Reef, Paracel Islands)
Island Robert Island Antelope Reef Bombay Reef Bremen Bank Discovery Reef Iltis Bank Lincoln Island North Reef Passu Keah Reef Triton Island The Vietnamese...
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The western reef heron (Egretta gularis), also called the western reef egret, is a medium-sized heron found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia...
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early hours of 20 December 1946 when a typhoon drove her aground on Bombay Reef. Four ships of Royal Mail Steam Packet Company bore the name SS Tamar...
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submerged coral reefs. Note that, according PRC, in the Spratly Islands area, the definition of "island" is applied very liberally to reefs and artificial...
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Woody Island, Lincoln Island, Duncan Island, Bombay Reef, Observation Bank, West Sand, Vuladdore Reef and Pyramid Rock. In 2009, Vietnam appointed an...
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Moon Shoal, Bombay Reef, Royal Captain Shoal 1.32 Central SE Sabina Shoal, Boxall Reef, Second Thomas Shoal 1.33 & 1.34 Western SE Mischief Reef, First Thomas...
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vessel of Norwegian registry, the Hoi Wong, which had run aground on Bombay Reef in the Paracel Islands. Helena reached the scene at 1000, on 10 October...
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Coral reefs in India are one of the most ancient and dynamic ecosystems of India. The coral reefs not only provide a sanctuary to a myriad of marine life...
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comes from the ship Blenheim which discovered the reef on 5 May 1836 during a voyage from London to Bombay (see letter from James Temple Brown to the Nautical...
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Vietnam, but also claimed by China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC). Bombay Castle consists of a submerged reef located between 07°50′N 111°40′E / 7.833°N 111.667°E...
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Cato Reef, a part of Cato Bank, is a coral reef in the Coral Sea, off the central coast of Queensland, Australia. Cato Bank measures approximately 21 by...
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Ground West London Reefs Central London Reef Cuarteron Reef East London Reef West London Reef Bombay Castle Fiery Cross Reef Ladd Reef Spratly Island East...
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Kong to Singapore, she encountered a typhoon. The ship grounded upon Bombay Reef in the East China Sea and became a total loss. All 85 crew on board were...
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Mumbai High Field (redirect from Bombay High)
The Mumbai High Field, formerly called the Bombay High Field, is an offshore oilfield 176 km (109 mi) off the west coast of Mumbai, in Gulf of Cambay region...
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officer. The yachtsmen's sailing schooner, Dante Deo, was wrecked on Bombay Reef in the Paracel Islands, about 60 nautical miles (110 km) offshore, due...
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Muscat and Oman, British Raj, British Ceylon, Siam, French Indochina, Bombay Reef in the Paracel Islands and Philippines Partial: North Africa, East Africa...
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Auckland, who settled in the Bombay Hills region. In 1872, the ship was wrecked on a reef in the Balabac Strait, Philippines. Bombay 1872–1905 – Light vessel...
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Cambodia, southern tip of Laos and southern Vietnam, including Phnom Penh), Bombay Reef in the Paracel Islands, and Philippines. A partial eclipse was visible...
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Island (东岛/đảo Linh Côn) Triton Island, (中建岛/đảo Tri Tôn) Bombay Reef (浪花礁/đá Bông Bay) North Reef (北礁/đá Bắc) 西南中沙群岛的旅游资源 (in Chinese). Hainan Daily. 17...
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Spratly Islands (category Disputed reefs)
the South China Sea. Composed of islands, islets, cays, and more than 100 reefs, sometimes grouped in submerged old atolls, the archipelago lies off the...
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South China Sea Islands consist of over 250 islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs, and seamounts in the South China Sea. The islands are mostly low and small...
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as base ship HMSTamar, 1946. Reverted to HMS Aire; it ran aground on Bombay Reef near Paracel Islands off Hainan Island, December 1946. HMS Annan K297...
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(Republic of China/ROC), and Vietnam. The disputes involve the islands, reefs, banks, and other features of the region, including the Spratly Islands...
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Prong's Lighthouse (redirect from Prongs reef lighthouse)
Lighthouse is an offshore lighthouse situated at the southernmost point of Bombay (present-day Mumbai), India in the Colaba (Navy Nagar) area. It marks the...
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List of maritime features in the Spratly Islands (redirect from The seven reefs of the Spratly Islands)
Ardasier Reef Ayungin Reef / shoal (Second Thomas) B Balagtas Reef (Irving Reef) Ban Than Reef (Zhongzhou Reef) Boji Jiao (Erica Reef) Bombay Castle C...
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Great Wall of Sand (category Coral reefs)
Cross Reef, Mischief Reef and Subi Reef. Aside from geo-political tensions, concerns have been raised about the environmental impact on fragile reef ecosystems...
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been recorded and the common species include the striated heron and western reef heron. Other species that have been recorded include the little bittern,...
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The wildlife of the Maldives includes the flora and fauna of the islands, reefs, and the surrounding ocean. Recent scientific studies suggest that the fauna...
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were rescued. New York Maru Japan The cargo ship ran aground on the Bombay Reef, Paracel Islands. Her crew were rescued by Gozan Maru ( Japan) on 17...
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