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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 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 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.
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 ...
In late March 1968 COSVN and B2 Front leaders held meetings to review the results of the Tet Offensive. Lê Duẩn, the driving force behind the Tet Offensive, and General Hoàng Văn Thái wished to renew the offensive before the start of the southern monsoon began in mid-May in order to improve their position at the Paris Peace Talks which were about to commence.
Hàng Dương Cemetery is a memorial cemetery in Vietnam with the remains of independence fighters and prisoners who died at the Con Dao Prison. [1] The cemetery is situated near the prison on Côn Sơn Island (also known as Côn Lôn) the largest island of the sixteen islands of the Con Dao archipelago. [2]
Operation Sea Tiger [2] US Navy Swift Boats, River Division 543 PBRs, Vietnamese Coastal Group 14 junks, and River Assault Group 32 operation to clear and keep open the Cua Dai River for commercial and fishing activities: Cua Dai River: Apr 2 – 10: Operation Overland [3] 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation
The Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa or Qing invasion of Đại Việt (Vietnamese: Trận Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa; Chinese: 清軍入越戰爭), also known as Victory of Kỷ Dậu (Vietnamese: Chiến thắng Kỷ Dậu), was fought between the forces of the Vietnamese Tây Sơn dynasty and the Qing dynasty in Ngọc Hồi [] (a place near Thanh Trì) and Đống Đa in northern Vietnam ...