Scarborough Shoal

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Scarborough Shoal

1734 Murillo Velarde map of the Philippines

Map of the South China Sea region highlighting overlapping territorial claims by China, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei. China's claim is shown by a red dashed line called the nine-dash line, enclosing much of the sea and key features like the Paracel Islands, Scarborough Shoal, and Spratly Islands. Each claimant country is shaded in a different color.

Philippine and Chinese vessels in the South China Sea

Scarborough Shoal: References & Edit History

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Sanat Pai Raikar

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Andrew Pereira

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Media added.	Andrew Pereira	Jul 20, 2025
	Media added.	Andrew Pereira	Jul 20, 2025
	New article added.	Andrew Pereira Sanat Pai Raikar	Jul 18, 2025