Loaita Bank

The Loaita Bank is one of the significant List of [maritime features in the Spratly Islands|maritime features in the Spratly Islands]. It is about long on its NE-SW axis, and extends from Loaita Island to the NW of Dangerous [Ground (Spratly Islands)|Dangerous Ground].
The bank contains a number of maritime features, including shoals, reefs, an island, two sand cays, and a lagoon:

Loaita Island
Lankiam Cay
Loaita Nan
Loaita Cay
and numerous less well defined/named shoals and reefs.

At the NE end of the bank there is "a ridge of foul ground that is an extension" of the bank; Menzies Reef lies at the NE end of this ridge, inside Dangerous Ground.
It is neighboured by the Thitu Reefs and Subi Reef to the NW, Irving Reef to the east, North [Danger Reef] to the north, and the Tizard and Union Banks to the south.