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James Shoal
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Etymology
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Proper noun
James Shoal
an underwater shoal (bank) in the South China Sea
en 15 November 1892 No. 488-CAPE, EAST INDIES, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIA STATIONS w:The London Gazette https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26345/page/6397 26345 642444193 6407 https://web.archive.org/web/20191012212428/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26345/page/6407/data.pdf (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.
en 1915 NORTHWEST COAST OF BORNEO Asiatic Pilot https://archive.org/details/cu31924088188358/ 1st V 126 Washington, D.C. w:Government Printing Office 37305175 315 https://archive.org/details/cu31924088188358/page/n339/ James Shoal, with a depth of 12 fathoms and 22 to 30 fathoms around, lies about 25 miles northwest of Acis Shoals, as charted.
en September 15, 2020 Edna Tarigan Indonesian patrol confronts Chinese ship in economic zone https://web.archive.org/web/20201101051204/https://apnews.com/article/jakarta-south-china-sea-indonesia-china-archive-c04e58852bdc523b82369a85d26578e7 w:AP News 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.
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Translations
undersea feature
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 曾母暗沙
Mandarin: cmn 曾母暗沙 Zēngmǔ Ànshā
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