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{{Infobox Disputed Islands
| name             = Ardasier Reef
| image name       = Ardasier Reef, Spratly Islands.png
| image caption    = Satellite image of Ardasier Reef by NASA.
| image size       = 250px
| pushpin map = Spratly Islands relief
| other_names      = Terumbu Ubi<br>Antonio Luna<br>đá Kiêu Ngựa<br>光星仔礁 Guāngxīngzǐ Jiāo
| location         = [[South China Sea]]
| coordinates      = {{coord|7|37|19|N|113|51|39|E|display=inline,title}}<br>{{coord|7|37|19|N|113|51|39|E|format=dec}}
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| country claim                     = People's Republic of China
| country claim divisions title     = [[Prefecture-level city|City]]
| country claim divisions           = [[Sansha]], [[Hainan]]
| country 1 claim                   = Philippines
| country 1 claim divisions title   = [[Municipalities of the Philippines|Municipality]]
| country 1 claim divisions         = [[Kalayaan, Palawan|Kalayaan]], [[Palawan]]
| country 2 claim                   = Republic of China (Taiwan)
| country 2 claim divisions title   = [[Direct-controlled municipality|Municipality]]
| country 2 claim divisions         = [[Cijin District, Kaohsiung|Cijin]], [[Kaohsiung]]
| country 3 claim                   = Vietnam
| country 3 claim divisions title   = [[List of districts of Vietnam|District]]
| country 3 claim divisions         = [[Truong Sa District|Trường Sa]], [[Khánh Hòa Province|Khánh Hòa]]
| country                           = Malaysia
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'''Ardasier Reef''' ({{coord|7|37|19|N|113|51|39|E}}), ({{lang-ms|'''Terumbu Ubi'''|lit=Yam Reef}}; {{lang-tl|Antonio Luna}}; {{lang-vi|đá Kiêu Ngựa}}; [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] {{zh|t=|s=|p=Guāngxīngzǐ Jiāo|c=光星仔礁}}), is a triangular shaped feature on the SW extremity of [[Dangerous Ground (South China Sea)|Dangerous Ground]] in the [[Spratly Islands]].<ref>http://www.oceangrafix.com/chart/zoom?chart=93047 SW Dangerous Ground</ref> 

It lies 26km NNE of [[Swallow Reef]], and 9km east of [[Dallas Reef]], with the large [[Ardasier Bank]] extending 69&nbsp;km ENE. Ardasier Bank, a sunken [[atoll]] except for drying Ardasier Reef at its southwestern end, has a total area of 2347&nbsp;km², and its former [[lagoon]] is up to 65 metres deep.<ref>[ftp://rock.geosociety.org/pub/reposit/2001/2001075.pdf Table showing Atoll Area, Depth and Rainfall]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ftp://rock.geosociety.org</ref>

Ardasier Reef is steep-to, except on its eastern side where it adjoins the Ardasier Bank. Its huge areas of sandy patches have an abundance of shy Guitar Sharks, Eagle Rays, Giant Reef Rays and other intriguing bottom dwelling creatures that bury themselves in the sand.

The [[Royal Malaysian Navy]] has maintained an [[Royal Malaysian Navy#Offshore stations|"offshore naval station"]] there called "Station Uniform", since 1986.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Joshua Ho |author2=Sam Bateman |title=Maritime Challenges and Priorities in Asia: Implications for Regional Security |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wQEw-ffhOykC&pg=PA74 |date=15 February 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-29820-2|pages=74–}}</ref>

==References ==
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{{Geography of Sabah}}
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{{South China Sea}}

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[[Category:Reefs of the Spratly Islands]]