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| image size = 250px | locator map = | native name link = | other_names = Scarborough Reef Bajo de Masinloc Democracy Reef Huangyan Island Minzhu Jiao Panatag Shoal Panacot Shoal | location = South China Sea | coordinates = | archipelago = land area: none - many rocks at low tide; water area: ~ | total islands = | major islands = | area = | length = | width = | coastline = | highest mount = South Rock () | elevation = | country claim = Disputed | country 1 claim = People's Republic of China | country 1 claim divisions title = Prefecture-level city | country 1 claim divisions = Sansha, Hainan | country 2 claim = Republic of China (Taiwan) | country 2 claim divisions title = Municipality | country 2 claim divisions = Cijin, Kaohsiung | country 3 claim = Republic of the Philippines | country 3 claim divisions title = Municipality | country 3 claim divisions = Masinloc, Zambales | population = none | additional info = }} Scarborough Shoal, also known as Scarborough Reef,〔 〕 Democracy Reef (), Huangyan Island (), Bajo de Masinloc and Panatag Shoal (Filipino: ''Kulumpol ng Panatag''), is a shoal located between the Macclesfield Bank (disputed between the two Chinas) and the Filipino Luzon island in the South China Sea. It is a disputed territory claimed by the People's Republic of China, Republic of China (Taiwan), and the Philippines. The shoal's status is often discussed in conjunction with other territorial disputes in the South China Sea such as those involving the Spratly Islands and the Paracel Islands. Since the 2012 Scarborough Shoal standoff, access to the territory has been restricted by the People's Republic of China. 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.〔W. Gilbert (1804) ''A New Nautical Directory for the East-India and China Navigation ..'', pp.480=482.〕 == Geography == Scarborough Shoal forms a triangle-shaped chain of reefs and rocks with a perimeter of . It covers an area, including an inner lagoon, of . The shoal's highest point, ''South Rock'', measures above water during high tide. Located north of it is a channel, approximately wide and deep, leading into the lagoon. Several other coral rocks encircle the lagoon, forming a large atoll.〔 The shoal is about west of Subic Bay. To the east of the shoal is the deep Manila Trench. The nearest landmass is Palauig, Zambales on Luzon island in the Philippines, due east. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scarborough Shoal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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