Gaven Reef

The Gaven Reefs, also known as the Burgos Reefs, is a group of two reefs in the Tizard Bank of the in the South China Sea. The two individual reefs are known as 南薰礁; Nánxūn Jiāo and 西南礁; Xīnán Jiāo in Mandarin, and Đá Ga Ven and Đá Lạc in Vietnamese).
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: reefs in the South China Sea
  • Also known as: Gaven Reefs

Gaven Reef

Latitude
10.20717° or 10° 12′ 26″ north
Longitude
114.22439° or 114° 13′ 28″ east
Open location code
7P2P664F+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 301419687
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Wiki­data ID
Q5528048
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Gaven Reef” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 南薰礁
  • Chinese: 小南薰礁
  • French: Récifs de Gaven
  • German: Nanxun Jiao
  • Japanese: ガベン礁
  • Japanese: 南薰礁
  • Spanish: Arrecifes Gaven
  • Tagalog: Burgos
  • Vietnamese: đá Ga Ven
  • Vietnamese: Đá Ga Ven
  • Vietnamese: đá Lạc
  • Vietnamese: Đá Nam Huân
  • Vietnamese: Ga Ven

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 南薰岛港 and Gaven Reefs South.

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