Loaita Nan

Loaita Nan
Disputed shoal
Loaita Nan
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 (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.