Prince of Wales Bank

Prince of Wales Bank is a group of submerged coral reefs southwest of the in the South China Sea. It includes steel structures installed by Vietnamese authorities called DK1 platforms and assigned DK1 Battalion under the 2nd Regional Command to control and maintain the lighthouse.
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Prince of Wales Bank

Latitude
8.18973° or 8° 11′ 23″ north
Longitude
110.51919° or 110° 31′ 9″ east
Open location code
6PWG5GQ9+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 704402951
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­reef
Wiki­data ID
Q11062588
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Prince of Wales Bank” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 广雅滩
  • Chinese: 廣雅灘
  • French: Banc Prince of Wales
  • Japanese: 広雅灘
  • Vietnamese: Bãi Phúc Tần

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