Third Thomas Shoal, known as Banko Thomas in the Philippines, Bãi ÃÂá»Âng Cam in Vietnam, and Ã¥ÂÂå¹³æÂÂæ² in China, is a reef in the north-west of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. It is located north of Flat island, and north of Mischief Reef.
The reef is one of three martnamed after Thomas Gilbert, the captain of the Charlotte: