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United States Geological Survey aerial photo of Chipps Island.. Chipps Island is a small island in Suisun Bay, California. [2] [3] It is part of Solano County.It is also known as Knox Island, [1] Its coordinates are by which name it appears on an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold, [4] as well as an 1854 map of the area by Henry
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
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) Tre Lớn Island, or Phú Hòa 0.75 km 2 (0.29 sq mi) Tre Nhỏ Island, or Phú Hội, 0.25 km 2 (0.097 sq mi) Anh Island, or Trứng Lớn Island
Quảng Ninh's sea borders upon the Gulf of Bắc Bộ. It is large and protected by the ranks of islands, so the wind is quieter and the water smoother. The gulf's current runs from north to south. It is Vietnam's coldest sea, with the temperature sometimes dipping below 13 °C. The average tide level recorded is 2.5 m. [7] [8]
Phú Quốc (Vietnamese: [fǔ kǔə̯k]) is the largest island in Vietnam. Phú Quốc and nearby islands, along with the distant Thổ Chu Islands, are part of Kiên Giang Province as Phú Quốc City, this is Vietnam's first island city. [2] The island has a total area of 589.27 km 2 (227.52 sq mi) and a permanent population of approximately ...
Dầu Tiếng is a rural district of Bình Dương province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 92,592. [1] The district covers an area of 720 km 2. The district capital lies at Dầu Tiếng township. [1] The district had a base with the same name during the war in Vietnam.
On 27 June 1972, North Vietnamese coastal artillery on Cồn Cỏ Island fired on US warships, including USS Blue Ridge, supporting a landing of South Vietnamese Marines near the Cửa Việt River. [6] After Vietnam reunited (July 2, 1976), Cồn Cỏ Island was part of Vĩnh Quang commune, Vĩnh Linh rural district, Quảng Trị province.
The Cham Islands (Vietnamese: Cù lao Chàm) constitute a group of 8 small islands of Quảng Nam, which form a part of the Cu Lao Cham Marine Park, a world Biosphere Reserve recognized by UNESCO, in the South China Sea (East Sea) in Vietnam. [1] The islands are approachable from Cửa Đại beach. The islands are also recognized as Vietnam's ...