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Scarborough Shoal, also known as Panatag Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc, is a disputed coral reef surrounded by a large lagoon in the South China Sea. The territory is subject to overlapping claims by China, the Philippines, and Taiwan, making it a focal point for regional geopolitical tensions. Followin...

Mischief Reef is a reef in the disputed Spratly Island chain in the South China Sea that has been administered as part of China's Sansha municipality since 2012. The submerged feature was occupied by China in 1995 and later converted through land reclamation into an artificial island hosting a milit...

Second Thomas Shoal is a submerged reef in the Spratly Island chain of the South China Sea that is subject to overlapping territorial claims. Since 1999, the Philippines has maintained a military presence on the shoal by stationing the grounded World War II-era landing ship BRP Sierra Madre there. T...

Minerva Reefs are submerged coral atolls in the South Pacific, situated south of Fiji and southwest of Tonga. In 1972, libertarian settlers attempted to establish the Republic of Minerva there after constructing a small platform and declaring independence. Tonga asserted sovereignty over the reefs a...

Serranilla Bank is a shallow, partially submerged coral reef and sandbar formation in the western Caribbean Sea, administered by Colombia under a permanent naval garrison. The feature is also claimed by the United States under the Guano Islands Act, as well as by Jamaica, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Th...

Sabina Shoal, also known as Escoda Shoal, is a submerged coral reef located in the Spratly Islands group in the South China Sea. It is situated west of the Philippine island of Palawan, placing it entirely within the Philippines' declared exclusive economic zone, though it is also claimed by China....

Bajo Nuevo Bank is a largely submerged reef and atoll formation in the western Caribbean Sea, marked by small cays and extensive shallow coral areas. Colombia administers it as part of the Archipelago of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina, while sovereignty has also been disputed or claimed...

Saser Kangri I is the highest summit of the Saser Muztagh, a sub-range of the eastern Karakoram, at an elevation of 7,672 meters. It was first climbed in 1973 by an expedition led by the Indian Army. The peak is located in the union territory of Ladakh, India, in an area of strategic significance ne...

Saltoro Kangri is a mountain in the Karakoram range, located in the Saltoro Mountains of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. At 7,742 meters (25,400 feet), it is the highest peak of the Saltoro Range. The mountain lies near the Siachen Glacier, a region subject to a long-standing territorial dispute betw...

The Gulf of Sidra, also known as the Gulf of Sirte, is a major body of water indenting the northern Mediterranean coast of Libya. The gulf is geographically distinct, with its southernmost point reaching further into the African continent than any other part of the Mediterranean Sea. It gained inter...

James Shoal is a submerged feature in the southern South China Sea, roughly 80 kilometers from the coast of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies below the water surface and is not an island capable of supporting habitation, making the common description of it as land or a sandbar inaccurate. Malaysia administ...

A reef in the southern Spratly Islands of the South China Sea claimed by Malaysia, Brunei, and China, with Malaysia operating a small maritime facility there.

Scarborough Shoal is a coral reef feature located in the South China Sea. The territory is subject to a dispute involving the Philippines, China, and Taiwan, all of which claim sovereignty over the feature and its surrounding waters. The reef was the site of a naval standoff between the Philippines...

The James Ossuary is a limestone bone box from the Second Temple period, usually dated to the first century CE. Its Aramaic inscription reads, in translation, “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus,” which led to its proposed identification with James associated with the early Jerusalem church. The...

King Richard III (1452–1485) was the last Plantagenet king of England, ruling from 1483 until his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field; his remains were rediscovered beneath a Leicester car park in 2012.