First_Thomas_Shoal Knowpia

First Thomas Shoal, also known as Bulig Shoal in the Philippines, Bãi Suối Ngà in Vietnam, and 信义礁 in China, is an uninhabited reef/atoll located 29 nautical miles (54 km; 33 mi) south of Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.

The shoal is one of three named after Thomas Gilbert, captain of the Charlotte:^[1]

First Thomas Shoal	09°19′N 115°56′E / 9.317°N 115.933°E / 9.317; 115.933 (S of the Second Thomas Shoal^[2])
Second Thomas Shoal	09°44′N 115°52′E / 9.733°N 115.867°E / 9.733; 115.867 (SE of Mischief Reef^[2])
Third Thomas Shoal	10°54′N 115°56′E / 10.900°N 115.933°E / 10.900; 115.933 (NE of Flat Island - some distance N of the Second Thomas Shoal^[3])

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