Da_Nang_Bay

Da Nang Bay

Da Nang Bay

Bay in Da Nang

Da Nang Bay (Vietnamese: Vịnh Đà Nẵng), formerly known as Tourane Bay, is a bay of the South China Sea along the coast of Da Nang, Vietnam. The bay is entered between the Sơn Trà Peninsula and the Hải Vân Mountain, 4 miles Northwest.[1][2]

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The bay has an area of 116 square kilometres (45 sq mi), a coastline of 46 kilometres (29 mi)[3] and adequate depths of 8–10 metres (26–33 ft).[4] It offers good shelter at all seasons for vessels of any size.[5] The bottom of the bay is mostly sandy, while some areas have corals and rocks. A layer of mud is immediately above this sandy bottom, making up 80% of the bay's floor.[4]

The port of Da Nang is located in the bay at the mouth of the Hàn River.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    China Sea Pilot – Vol I (4 ed.). Hydrographer of the Navy. 1987. p. 166.
  2. [2]
    Sailing Directions (enroute) for the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand (8 ed.). National Imagery and Mapping Agency. 2002. p. 99.
  3. [3]
    "Vịnh Đà Nẵng". Báo Biên phòng (in Vietnamese). 2020-01-04.
  4. [4]
    Kết quả nghiên cứu các đề án VNRP – Tóm tắt báo cáo khoa học, Tập 1 (in Vietnamese). Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp. 2001. p. 131.
  5. [5]
    Sailing directions for Western Shores of South China Sea: Singapore Strait to Hong Kong (5 ed.). Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrograhic Center. 1976. p. 176.
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