Investigator Shoal, also known as ; Pawikan Shoal (); ; chữ Nôm: 𣺽探險; Mandarin , is located in the southwest of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.NGA Chart 93047, oceangrafix.com
It is an atoll above water at low tide; some large rocks at the western end might be visible at high water. The atoll is and is up to wide.Measured from a satellite image with the wikimapia measuring tool at Wikimapia The total atoll area is . The lagoon is up to deep.Atoll Area, Depth and Rainfall, rock.geosociety.org
It is one of the areas in the Spratly Islands occupied by Malaysia. The Royal Malaysian Navy has maintained an "offshore naval station" there called "Station Papa" since 1999.
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External links Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative Island Tracker