Loaita Nan

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Coordinates10°42′1″N 114°19′1″E / 10.70028°N 114.31694°E / 10.70028; 114.31694 (Loaita Cay)
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Loaita Nan
Loaita Southwest
Disputed shoal
Loaita NanLoaita Southwest is located in Spratly Islands
Loaita NanLoaita Southwest
Loaita Nan
Loaita Southwest
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates10°42′1″N 114°19′1″E / 10.70028°N 114.31694°E / 10.70028; 114.31694 (Loaita Cay)
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Administration
RegionIV-B - MIMAROPA
ProvincePalawan
Municipality Kalayaan
Claimed by
CitySansha, Hainan
MunicipalityKalayaan, Palawan
Municipality
District
Kaohsiung
Cijin
DistrictTrường Sa, Khánh Hòa

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.

Chinese fishermen has described Loaita Nan as "double yellows".[2] In 1983, The Chinese government announced that the Chinese name of the shoal is Shuanghuang Shazhou.[3]

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