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    Loaita Nan

    Kota Magbanua Reef

    10°43′N 114°20′E

    Loaita Nan, also known as Loaita Southwest, (Filipino: Bahura ng Kota Magbanua; Vienamese: Loại Ta Nam; Mandarin Chinese: 双黄沙洲; pinyin: Shuāng Huáng Shāzhōu) is a shoal in the Loaita Bank of the Spratly Islands. Located at the southwest end of Daoming Reefs, it is composed of coral reefs.

    Loaita Island and surrounding reefs.
    Loaita Island and surrounding reefs.

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    10°43′N 114°20′E

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    Loaita Nan, also known as Loaita Southwest, (Filipino: Bahura ng Kota Magbanua; Vienamese: Loại Ta Nam; Mandarin Chinese: 双黄沙洲; pinyin: Shuāng Huáng Shāzhōu) is a shoal in the Loaita Bank of the Spratly Islands. Located at the southwest end of Daoming Reefs, it is composed of coral reefs. It is claimed by the government of China, Taiwan and the Philippines. Loaita Cay is northeast of Loaita Nan.

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