Investigator Shoal

Investigator Shoal, also known as Terumbu Peninjau; Pawikan Shoal (Buhanginan ng Pawikan); bãi Thám Hiểm; chữ Nôm: 𣺽探險; Mandarin , is located in the SW of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.

It is an atoll above water at low tide; some large rocks at the western end might be visible at high water. The atoll is 32.1 km and is up to 10.6 km wide. The total atoll area is 188 sqkm. The lagoon is up to 45 meters deep.

It is one of the areas in the Spratly Islands occupied by Malaysia. The Royal Malaysian Navy has maintained an "offshore naval station" there called "Station Papa" since 1999.