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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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