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{{Infobox islands
| disputed                   = yes
| name                       = Ardasier Reef
| type                       = reef
| other_names                = <br>Terumbu Ubi ''(Malay)''<br>Antonio Luna Reef ''(Philippine English)''<br>Bahura ng Antonio Luna ''(Filipino)''<br>đá Kiêu Ngựa ''(Vietnamese)''<br>光星仔礁 Guāngxīngzǐ Jiāo ''(Chinese)''
| image_name                 = Ardasier Reef, Spratly Islands.png
| image_size                 = 250px
| image_caption              = Satellite image of Ardasier Reef by NASA.
| pushpin_map                = Spratly Islands relief
| 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}}
| archipelago                = [[Spratly Islands]]
| country                    = {{MYS}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|State]]
| country_admin_divisions    = [[Sabah]]
| country1                   = {{CHN}}
| country1_admin_divisions_title = [[Prefecture-level city|City]]
| country1_admin_divisions   = [[Sansha]], [[Hainan]]
| country2                   = {{MYS}}
| country2_admin_divisions_title = [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|State]]
| country2_admin_divisions   = [[Sabah]]
| country3                   = {{TWN}}
| country3_admin_divisions_title = [[Direct-controlled municipality|Municipality]]
| country3_admin_divisions   = [[Cijin District, Kaohsiung|Cijin]], [[Kaohsiung]]
| country4                   = {{VNM}}
| country4_admin_divisions_title = [[List of districts of Vietnam|District]]
| country4_admin_divisions   = [[Truong Sa District|Trường Sa]], [[Khánh Hòa Province|Khánh Hòa]]
}}

'''Ardasier Reef''' ({{coord|7|37|19|N|113|51|39|E}}), also known as {{langx|ms|'''Terumbu Ubi'''|lit=Yam Reef}}; Antonio Luna Reef ({{langx|fil|Bahura ng Antonio Luna}}); {{langx|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 26&nbsp;km NNE of [[Swallow Reef]], and 9&nbsp;km 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;km<sup>2</sup>, 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.

It is one of the areas in the Spratly Islands occupied by [[Malaysia]]. 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> The [[Filipino language|Filipino]] name is named after [[Philippine Revolutionary Army|Philippine revolutionary]] [[General officer|general]], [[Antonio Luna]].

==References ==
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==External links==
* [https://amti.csis.org/ardasier-reef/ Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative Island Tracker]

{{Geography of Sabah}}
{{Spratly Islands topics}}
{{South China Sea}}

[[Category:Reefs of the Spratly Islands]]
[[Category:Disputed reefs]]

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