Union Banks

Union Banks (Pagkakaisa Banks and Reefs) is a large drowned atoll in the center of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands in South China Sea, 230 kilometres (120 nautical miles)[1] west of the Philippine coast, containing islands and reefs whose ownership remains disputed and controversial.

[2] The closest atoll is Tizard Bank, 25 kilometres (13 nautical miles) due north of Union Banks.

The atoll is 55 kilometres (34 miles) long from Johnson South Reef in the southwest to Whitson Reef in the northeast, and up to 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) wide.

The central lagoon is up to 53 metres (174 feet) deep.

[3] Download coordinates as: Union Banks consists of the following islands and reefs, clockwise starting in the southwest corner:[4][5] Key: yellow = occupied by PRC; violet = occupied by Vietnam