Passu Keah

Passu Keah, Paracel Islands

One of the smallest of the reefs of the Paracel Islands group, Passu Keah is located in the southwestern regions of the group situated 12 km south from Discovery Reef.

The reef is approximately oval-shaped, measuring 9 km in length, with a narrow reef rim that encloses a shallow lagoon with a deep basin towards the east (east is at top in the above image). A single sand cay (white coloured in the above image and thus difficult to distinguish from the clouds) lies at the eastern end of the reef.

image: earth sciences and image analysis laboratory, nasa johnson space center

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