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Côn Đảo National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Côn Đảo) is a natural reserve area on Côn Đảo Island, in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province in coastal southeastern Vietnam. [2] The park includes a part of the island and the surrounding sea. The national park is characterized by a diverse ecosystem.
Côn Đảo Islands include 16 islands, with a total area of 76 km 2 (29 sq mi) Côn Lôn Island or Côn Sơn Island (French: Grande-Condore), Phú Hải, 51.52 km 2 (19.89 sq mi) Little Côn Lôn Island (Petite-Condore), or Hòn Bà, Phú Sơn, 5.45 km 2 (2.10 sq mi) Bảy Cạnh Island, or Bãi Cạnh Island, Phú Hòa, 5.5 km 2 (2.1 sq mi)
Côn Đảo Airport or Côn Sơn Airport (IATA: VCS, ICAO: VVCS) is located on Côn Sơn Island, the largest island of Côn Đảo archipelago off the coast of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Vietnam.
The forest cover in the park is of the order of 96.2% of primary forest. In April 2009, a group of cave explorers from the British Caving Association conducted surveys in this park and adjacent areas. The biggest chamber of Sơn Đoòng cave is about 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) in length, 140 by 140 metres (460 by 460 ft) in size was discovered. [19]
When the fall of the South Vietnamese government was imminent, Station Con Son was directed to stay on the air until the last possible minute to provide navigation signals to aircraft and ships fleeing South Vietnam. Station Con Son stayed on the air until 1246 local time on 29 April 1975, after which the crew over-sped the generators and ...
The Mekong Delta region (the location of the Six Provinces) was gradually annexed by Vietnam from the Khmer Empire starting in the mid 17th century to the early 19th century, through their Nam tiến territorial expansion campaign. [citation needed] In 1832, Emperor Minh Mạng divided Southern Vietnam into the six provinces Nam Kỳ Lục tỉnh.
Koh-Lanta: Viêtnam was the tenth season of Koh-Lanta, the French version of the reality television series Survivor.The season took place in Con Dao, Vietnam.The two original tribes this season were Do and Vang.
It is ranked a special historical relic of national importance by the government of Vietnam. The most famous site in this prison are the "tiger cages" (chuồng cọp). The French tiger cages cover an area of 5.475 m 2, within which each cell occupies 1.408 m 2, solariums occupy 1.873 m 2, and other spaces occupy 2.194 m 2. The prison includes ...