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🏝️ Ha Long Bay

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🏝️ Ha Long Bay
UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Gulf of Tonkin


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 14:16

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Approximately 1,600 islands and islets in the Gulf of Tonkin
  • Dramatic limestone karst formations rising from emerald waters
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site designation reflects geological and biological significance
  • Located in northeastern Vietnam, near the Chinese border

Ha Long Bay is a natural wonder in the Gulf of Tonkin, comprising roughly 1,600 islands and islets ...

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