Ardasier Reef (), also known as ms, Terumbu Ubi, lit=Yam Reef; Antonio Luna Reef ( tl, Bahura ng Antonio Luna); vi, đá Kiêu Ngựa;
Mandarin , is a triangular shaped feature on the SW extremity of
Dangerous Ground in the
Spratly Islands
The Spratly Islands ( fil, Kapuluan ng Kalayaan; zh, c=南沙群島/南沙群岛, s=, t=, p=Nánshā Qúndǎo; Malay, id, Kepulauan Spratly; vi, Quần đảo Trường Sa) are a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea. Composed ...
.
It lies 26 km NNE of
Swallow Reef
Swallow Reef, also known as ms, Pulau Layang-Layang, lit=; vi, Đá Hoa Lau; Mandarin ; Celerio Reef ( tl, Bahura ng Celerio, lit=), is an oceanic atoll of the Spratly Islands administered by Malaysia, which is situated approximately northwe ...
, and 9 km east of
Dallas Reef
Dallas Reef (), also known as ms, Terumbu Laya, lit=; vi, đá Suối Cát; Mandarin ; Rajah Matanda Reef ( tl, Bahura ng Rajah Matanda), lies on the SW extremity of Dangerous Ground (South China Sea) in the Spratly Islands of the South China S ...
, with the large
Ardasier Bank extending 69 km ENE. Ardasier Bank, a sunken
atoll
An atoll () is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical oceans and seas where corals can gro ...
except for drying Ardasier Reef at its southwestern end, has a total area of 2347 km
2, and its former
lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into '' coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons ...
is up to 65 metres deep.
Ardasier Reef is steep-to, except on its eastern side where it adjoins the Ardasier Bank. Its huge areas of sandy patches have an abundance of shy Guitar Sharks, Eagle Rays, Giant Reef Rays and other intriguing bottom dwelling creatures that bury themselves in the sand.
It is one of the areas in the Spratly Islands occupied by
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...
. The
Royal Malaysian Navy
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN, ms, Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia; TLDM; Jawi: ) is the naval arm of the Malaysian Armed Forces. RMN is the main agency responsible for the country's maritime surveillance and defense operations. RMN's area of op ...
has maintained an
"offshore naval station" there called "Station Uniform", since 1986.
The
Filipino(
Tagalog
Tagalog may refer to:
Language
* Tagalog language, a language spoken in the Philippines
** Old Tagalog, an archaic form of the language
** Batangas Tagalog, a dialect of the language
* Tagalog script, the writing system historically used for Taga ...
) name is named after
Philippine revolutionary general
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In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". O ...
,
Antonio Luna
Antonio Narciso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (; October 29, 1866 – June 5, 1899) was a Filipino army general who fought in the Philippine–American War before his assassination in 1899.
Regarded as one of the fiercest generals of hi ...
.
References
External links
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative Island Tracker
Reefs of the Spratly Islands
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