Rowley Shoals

The Rowley Shoals is a group of three atoll-like coral reefs south of the Timor Sea, about 260 km west of on the northwestern coast, centred on, on the edge of one of the widest continental shelves in the world.
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  • Type: Reef
  • Description: group of three atoll-like coral reefs in Indian Ocean off northwestern coast of Western Australia
  • Also known as: Rify Rouli”, “Rowley Reefs”, and “Rowley’s Shoals

Rowley Shoals

Latitude
-17.33333° or 17° 20′ south
Longitude
119.16667° or 119° 10′ east
Open location code
5PJXM588+MM
Geo­Names ID
2062154
Wiki­data ID
Q1240906
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Rowley Shoals” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Rowley Shoals
  • Chinese: 羅利群礁
  • Dutch: Rowley Shoals
  • French: Rowley Shoals
  • German: Rowley Shoals
  • Russian: Рифы Роули
  • Russian: Роули
  • Spanish: Rowley Shoals
  • Swedish: Rowley Shoals
  • Turkish: Rowley Shoals
  • Turkish: Rowley Sığlığı
  • Vietnamese: Bãi cạn Rowley

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