Loaita Bank nautical chart of 1911 (cropped)

The Loaita Bank () is one of the significant maritime features in the Spratly Islands. It is about long on its NE-SW axis, and extends from

Loaita Island Loaita Island also known as Kota Island ( fil, Pulo ng Kota; Mandarin , and vi, Đảo Loại Ta), with an area of -- is the tenth largest of the naturally-occurring Spratly Islands, and the fifth largest of the Philippine-occupied islands. I ...

to the NW of Dangerous Ground.NGA Chart 93044
shows the area NW of Dangerous Ground. The bank contains a number of maritime features, including shoals, reefs, an island, two sand cays, and a lagoon: *

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Lankiam Cay Lankiam Cay, also known as Panata Island ( fil, Pulo ng Panata, lit=Island of Oath; Mandarin ; vi, đá An Nhơn), is the smallest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands. It has an area of (4,400 sq. m), and is located about east-northeas ...

() * Loaita Nan (Loaita Southwest Reef)Spratly Islands Digital Gazetteer
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Loaita Cay Loaita Cay, also known as Melchora Aquino Island ( fil, Pulo ng Melchora Aquino; vi, Đảo Loại Ta Tây; Mandarin ), is an island in the Spratly Islands.Menzies Reef Menzies is a Scottish surname, with Gaelic forms being Méinnearach and Méinn, and other variant forms being Menigees, Mennes, Mengzes, Menzeys, Mengies, and Minges. Derivation and history The name and its Gaelic form are probably derived f ...

() lies at the NE end of this ridge, inside Dangerous Ground. It is neighboured by the

Thitu Reefs Thitu Island, also known as Pag-asa Island ( tl, Pulo ng Pag-asa, lit=Island of Hope; pag, Ilalo, having an area of , is the second largest of the naturally occurringNote that in 2014 the PRC embarked on a number of reclamation projects in the ...

and

Subi Reef Subi Reef, also known as Zamora Reef ( tl, Bahura ng Zamora, lit=Reef of Zamora); Zhubi Reef (Mandarin ); vi, đá Xu Bi, is a reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea located southwest of Philippines' Pag-asa island Thitu Island under ...

to the NW,

Irving Reef Irving Reef, also known as Balagtas Reef ( fil, Bahura ng Balagtas; Mandarin , vi, đá Cá Nhám), is a coral reef in the Spratly Islands, South China Sea. It is occupied by the Philippines as part of Kalayaan, Palawan, and is also claimed by ...

to the east,

North Danger Reef North Danger Reef (Vietnamese: Cụm Song Tử) () is one of the seven major reefs / banks / etc. in the Spratly Islands area of the South China Sea. It is the most North Western of the features of the Spratly Islands, located to the NW of Dangero ...

to the north, and the Tizard and

Union Banks Union Banks (Pagkakaisa Banks and Reefs) is a large drowned atoll in the center of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands in South China Sea, west of the Philippine coast, containing islands and reefs whose ownership remains disputed and cont ...

to the south.

References

{{South China Sea Banks of the Spratly Islands