James Shoal

proper noun

an underwater shoal (bank) in the South China Sea

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. an underwater shoal (bank) in the South China Sea

    James Shoal, with a depth of 12 fathoms and 22 to 30 fathoms around, lies about 25 miles northwest of Acis Shoals, as charted.

    1915, “NORTHWEST COAST OF BORNEO”, in Asiatic Pilot, 1st edition, volume V, number 126, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 315
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    (1.) Shoal North-West of Acis Shoals. A shoal (James Shoal), with 12 fathoms water on it, and 22 to 31 fathoms around, lies about 25 miles north-west of Acis Shoals, in approximately lat 4° 0'N., long. 112° 18' E.

    1892 November 15, “No. 488-CAPE, EAST INDIES, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIA STATIONS”, in The London Gazette, number 26345, →OCLC, page 6407

    Chinese ships also regularly patrol off the island of Borneo and near James Shoal east of the Natuna islands, China’s southernmost territorial claim which Malaysia says belongs to it.

    2020 September 15, Edna Tarigan, “Indonesian patrol confronts Chinese ship in economic zone”, in AP News, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 曾母暗沙
  • 曾母暗沙 (zang¹ mou⁵ am³ saa¹)undersea feature
Chinese Mandarin 曾母暗沙
  • 曾母暗沙 (Zēngmǔ Ànshā)undersea feature
Cite this entry
APA

James Shoal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/James%20Shoal

MLA

“James Shoal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/James%20Shoal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “James Shoal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/James%20Shoal.

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