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Quang Ninh Geography |
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Geography
Quang Ninh is a large province located along the north-eastern border of Vietnam.
It has the shape of an oblique rectangle inclined in a north-east to south-west direction. To the west, the province borders an extended forest and mountain region. To the east, it is adjacent to the Gulf of Bắc Bộ on the East Sea. It features a meandering coastline, numerous estuaries and tidal flats and more than 2,000 large and small islands. Exactly 1,030 of these have been named. Quang Ninh 's coordinates are longitude 106º25'-109º25' East and latitude 20º40'-21º40' north. Its width from east to west is 195 km (at the widest part).
The total length from north to south is 102 km. The northernmost point is in mountain range at Mo Tọng village (Hoành Mô Commune, B́nh Liêu District). The southernmost point is in Hạ Mai Island (Ngọc Vừng Commune, Vân Đồn District). The westernmost point is in Vàng Chua River (B́nh Dương and Nguyễn Huệ communes, Đông Triều District). The easternmost point is inland at Got Cape, north-east of Trà Cổ Commune, Móng Cái Town.
Quang Ninh has a common national border with the People's Republic of China. Inland, north of province (B́nh Liêu, Hải Hà districts and Móng Cái Town) borders Fang Cheng District and Đông Hưng Town in Kwang Tsi Province (China) with the borderline of 170 km. To the east, it adjuncts to Bắc Bộ Gulf. The province also borders Lạng Sơn, Bắc Giang and Hải Dương provinces to the west, and the city of Hải Pḥng to the south. The coastal line is 250 km.
The total area of Quang Ninh is 8,239.243 sq. km, of which 5,938 sq. km is mainland. The area of islands, bays and sea is a tremendous 2,448.853 sq. km. The total area of the islands is 619.913 sq. km. |
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