Third Thomas Shoal
# Third Thomas Shoal

Third Thomas Shoal, known as Banko Thomas in the Philippines, Bãi Đồng Cam in Vietnam, and 和平暗沙 in China, is a reef in the north-west of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. It is located 7.5 nautical miles (13.9 km; 8.6 mi) north of Flat island, and 73 nautical miles (135 km; 84 mi) north of Mischief Reef.

The reef is one of three martnamed after Thomas Gilbert, the captain of the Charlotte:

| First Thomas Shoal | 09°19′N 115°56′E﻿ / ﻿9.317°N 115.933°E﻿ / 9.317; 115.933 (S of the Second Thomas Shoal) |
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| Second Thomas Shoal | 09°44′N 115°52′E﻿ / ﻿9.733°N 115.867°E﻿ / 9.733; 115.867 (SE of Mischief Reef) |
| Third Thomas Shoal | 10°54′N 115°56′E﻿ / ﻿10.900°N 115.933°E﻿ / 10.900; 115.933 (NE of Flat Island - some distance N of the Second Thomas Shoal) |
