Scarborough Shoal

THE Scarborough Shoal, explored in April, 1806, by Don Francisco Riquelmé, captain and brigadier in the Spanish navy, then in command of the Lucia frigate, and three gun-boats, sent on that service by Admiral Don Ignacio de Alava, while stationed at Manilla. SITUATION. ° ʹ " North point of the shoal ........ 15—12—40 South, ditto .................. 15—4—0 East, } To westward of Meridian } 3—6—40 West, } of Manilla. } 3—16—15 distance from the nearest land of Luconia, which, is Point Capones 129 miles.

1810/1811, “HYDROGRAPHY.”, in The Naval Chronicle, for 1810: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects, volume XXIV, London, →OCLC, page 315

After Google Maps dropped Scarborough Shoal, a longstanding name taken from a ship that smashed against it in 1784, and described the island as part of the Zhongsha island chain of China, many people in the Philippines complained.

2015 July 15, Austin Ramzy, “Google Maps Changes Name on Disputed South China Sea Shoal”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 May 2024, Sinosphere

Chungsha (Macclesfield Bank) Islands: Previously called the Nansha, the Chungsha Islands lie to the east and slightly to the south of the Shisha Islands, roughly 467 nautical miles from Kaohsiung Harbor (the closest feature being Minzhu Reef, also known as Huangyan Island or Scarborough Reef). They are distributed between 13°57' and 19°12' north latitude and 113°43' and 117°48' east longitude. Only Minzhu Reef rises above the waterline, while the rest are submerged coral reefs. The Chungsha Islands occupy an important position along major routes for fishing and commercial vessels, with surrounding waters rich in marine resources.

[2016 March 23, “Position Paper on ROC South China Sea Policy”, in Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Auckland, →ISBN, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024, Announcements, pages 13–14

In addition, the Philippines claimed that it had sovereignty over the Scarborough Shoal in the Chungsha Islands (Macclesfield Bank), and demanded that China respect its rights and freedom of navigation in the region and abide by the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, COLREG).[…] The Philippines has argued that it has sovereignty over the Scarborough Shoal in the Chungsha Islands (Macclesfield Bank).

高聖惕

2016 May 24, Michael Gau [高聖惕], “Why Does China Ignore South China Sea Arbitration Brought By the Philippines?”, in Kuomintang Official Website, sourced from United Daily News, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024, General News

The top official in Sansha City that has administered China’s island claims since 2012 was quoted by the official Hainan Daily newspaper as saying that preparations were underway to build an environmental monitoring station on Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines.

2017 March 17, Christopher Bodeen, “China plans 1st structure on disputed South China Sea shoal”, in AP News, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2022