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Sa Vĩ Cap in Trà Cổ island is the North-Easternmost promontory of Vietnam Co To Islands 20°59′00″N 107°46′00″E / 20.98333°N 107.76667°E / 20.98333; 107 Hạ Long Bay 's islets 20°54′N 107°12′E / 20.900°N 107.200°E / 20.900; 107
Cát Bà Island is the largest of the 367 islands spanning 262.41 km 2 (101.32 sq mi) [1] [a] that comprise the Cat Ba Archipelago, which makes up the southeastern edge of Lan Ha Bay in Northern Vietnam and maintains the dramatic and rugged features of Ha Long Bay.
Uninhabited islands of Vietnam (1 P) Pages in category "Islands of Vietnam" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The islands are approachable from Cửa Đại beach. The islands are also recognized as Vietnam's national scenic site. [2] [3] The islands grouped under the Cham Islands are: the Hòn Lao (Pearl), Hòn Dài (long), Hòn Mồ (tomb), Hòn Khô mẹ, Hòn Khô con (dry), Hòn Lá (leaf), Hòn Tai (ear) and Hòn Ông (east wind).
With an area of 7 hectares (17 acres), it is the ninth largest, and the fourth largest Vietnamese-administered, of the Spratly Islands. The island has been occupied by Vietnam since 1974, (first by South Vietnam, then by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after 1975). It is also claimed by China (PRC), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan (ROC).
The islands that constitute the biosphere are eight, including the main island of Hòn Lao (pearl). The other seven small islands, with their meanings in English, are: the Hòn Dài (long), Hòn Khô mẹ or the mother Hòn Khô (dry), Hòn Khô con or the child Hòn Khô, Hòn Lá (leaf), Hòn Tai (ear) and Hòn Ông (east wind).
Trứng Island, or Đá Bạc Island, Đá Trắng Island, Phú Thọ, 0.1 km 2 (0.039 sq mi) Tài Lớn Island, or Phú Bình 0.38 km 2 (0.15 sq mi) Tài Nhỏ Island, or Thỏ Island, Phú An, 0.1 km 2 (0.039 sq mi) Trác Lớn Island, or Phú Hưng 0.25 km 2 (0.097 sq mi) Trác Nhỏ Island, or Phú Thịnh 0.1 km 2 (0.039 sq mi)
Regions of Vietnam Topographic map of Vietnam. Vietnam is located on the eastern margin of the Indochinese peninsula and occupies about 331,211.6 square kilometres (127,881.5 sq mi), of which about 25% was under cultivation in 1987.