Royal Captain Shoal

Royal Captain Shoal
Disputed atoll;
	Royal Captain Shoal
	Royal Captain Shoal
Other names	; Kanduli Shoal (Philippine English); Buhanginan ng Kanduli (Filipino); 艦長礁 / 舰长礁 Jiànzhǎng Jiāo (Chinese); Bãi Đồi Mồi (Vietnamese)
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	9°01′N 116°40′E / 9.017°N 116.667°E
Archipelago	Spratly Islands
Administration
	Philippines
Region	Southwestern Tagalog Region
Province	Palawan
Municipality	Kalayaan
Claimed by
	China
	Philippines
	Taiwan
	Vietnam

Royal Captain Shoal, also known as Kanduli Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Kanduli); Mandarin Chinese: 艦長礁/舰长礁; pinyin: Jiànzhǎng Jiāo; Vietnamese: Bãi Đồi Mồi, is an atoll in the South China Sea and a part of Spratly Islands. It is located in the vicinity of Northeast Investigator Shoal and Half Moon Shoal, at the eastern edge of the area named "Dangerous Ground".^[1]

^ Hancox, D.J.; Prescott, John Robert (1995). A geographical description of Spratly islands (Volume 1, Number 6 ed.). Durham, UK: IBRU (International Boundaries Research Unit). p. 39.