North Danger Reef

North Danger Reef
Disputed atoll
North Danger Reef
Other namesVietnamese: Cụm Song Tử
Chinese: 双子群礁, pinyin: Shuāngzǐ Qúnjiāo
Geography
LocationSouth China Sea
Coordinates11°25′N 114°21′E / 11.417°N 114.350°E / 11.417; 114.350
ArchipelagoSpratly Islands
Total islands2
Major islandsNortheast Cay, Southwest Cay
Claimed by

North Danger Reef (Vietnamese: Cụm Song Tử) is one of the seven major reefs / banks / etc. in the Spratly Islands area of the South China Sea. It is the most North Western of the features of the Spratly Islands, located to the NW of Dangerous Ground.

The reef is a large (8.5 nautical miles) approximately circular atoll with a central lagoon (~20m deep). The surrounding reef is shallow.