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Vietnam map of Köppen climate classification Hundreds of active fires burning across the hills and valleys of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam (labelled with red dots). Vietnam's climate, being located in the tropics and strongly influenced by the South China Sea has a monsoon-influenced climate typical of that of mainland Southeast Asia.
The name Việt Nam (pronounced [viə̂tˀ nāːm], chữ Hán: 越南), literally "Viet South", means "Viet of the South" per Vietnamese word order or "South of the Viet" per Classical Chinese word order. [15] A variation of the name, Nanyue (or Nam Việt, 南越), was first documented in the 2nd century BC. [16]
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An enlargeable topographic map of Vietnam. Geography of Vietnam. Vietnam is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia Asia Southeast Asia Indochina; Time zone: UTC+07; Extreme points of Vietnam High: Fan Si Pan 3,143 m (10,312 ft) Low: South China Sea 0 m; Land boundaries: 4,639 km Laos 2,130 km China 1,281 km
Provinces of Vietnam. Island areas:-Bạch Long Vĩ Island (Haiphong Municipality [3])-Paracel Islands (Hoàng Sa district, Đà Nẵng Municipality [4])-Phú Quý Islands (Phú Quý district, Bình Thuận province [46])-Phú Quốc Island (Phú Quốc City, Kiên Giang province [58])-Thổ Chu Islands (Phú Quốc City, Kiên Giang province [58])
There are also 270 coral species spread over an area of 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres). In addition, the marine fauna and flora are of 1,323 species including 44 species in the Red Data Book of Vietnam. The park has the richest diversity of 153 species of mollusc species, reported to be the highest for any island in Vietnam.
The region's second international airport at Cam Ranh (serving Nha Trang flights to various cities in Vietnam, Guangzhou, Shanghais, Hong Kong, etc.). Phu Cat Airport (serving Quy Nhon) and Dong Tac Airport (serving Tuy Hòa) have only domestic flights. Chu Lai in southern Quảng Nam province has an international airport, but only domestic ...
Central Vietnam (Vietnamese: Trung Bộ or miền Trung), also known as Middle Vietnam or The Middle, formerly known as Trung Việt by the State of Vietnam, Trung Phần by the Republic of Vietnam, [1] Trung Kỳ or Annam under French colonial rule, is one of the three geographical regions within Vietnam.