Bombay Castle (South China Sea)
Bombay Castle, also known in Vietnamese: Đá Ba Kè; Mandarin Chinese: 蓬勃堡; pinyin: Péngbó Bǎo; Abad Santos Shoal (Tagalog: Buhanginan ng Abad Santos, lit. 'Sandbank of Abad Santos'), is a reef with a lighthouse in the Rifleman Bank of the southern Spratly Islands. It is occupied by Vietnam, but also claimed by China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC).
| Disputed reef | |
|---|---|
Bombay Castle | |
Bombay Castle | |
| Other names | Đá Ba Kè (Vietnamese) 蓬勃堡 Péngbó Bǎo (Chinese) Abad Santos Shoal (Philippine English) Buhanginan ng Abad Santos (Filipino) |
| Geography | |
| Location | South China Sea |
| Coordinates | 07°50′N 111°40′E |
| Archipelago | Spratly Islands |
| Administration | |
Vietnam | |
| Province | Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province |
| Claimed by | |
Taiwan | |
Vietnam | |
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