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Scarborough Shoal:Bajo de Masinloc-Philippines Scarborough Shoal[Bajo de Masinloc]-Philippines. Scarborough Shoal forms a triangle-shaped chain of reefs and rocks with a perimeter of 46 km (29 mi).

Bajo de Masinloc, or Panatag Shoal (Filipino: Kulumpol ng Panatag),is a shoal located between the Macclesfield Bank and Luzon island in South China Sea. The shoal was named by Captain Philip D'Auvergne, whose East India Company East Indiaman Scarborough grounded on one of the rocks on 12 September 1784, before sailing on to China. It covers an area, including an inner lagoon, of 150 km2 (58 sq mi)

. The shoal's highest point, South Rock, measures 1.8 m (5.9 ft) above water during high tide. Located north of it is a channel, approximately 370 m (1,214 ft) wide and 9–11 m (30–36 ft) deep, leading into the lagoon. Several other coral rocks encircle the lagoon, forming a large atoll. The shoal is about 198 kilometres (123 mi) west of Subic Bay. To the east of the shoal is the 5,000–6,000 m (16,000–20,000 ft) deep Manila Trench. The nearest landmass is Palauig, Zambales on Luzon island in the Philippines, 220 km (137 mi) due east.

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