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Cat Ba Island

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Also known as Cát Bà Island

island in Haiphong, Vietnam

Key facts

Location
Gulf of Tonkin
Coordinates
20°47′42″N 107°00′40″E / 20.795°N 107.011°E / 20.795; 107.011
Archipelago
Cat Ba
Total islands
366 or 367
Area
262.41 km (101.32 sq mi)
Highest elevation
322 m (1056 ft)
Highest point
Cao Vọng mountain
City
Haiphong
District
Cat Hai
Population
18,934 (2021)
Official website
catba .net .vn

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Encyclopedic overview

Cát Bà Island (Vietnamese: Đảo Cát Bà, IPA: [ɗǎw kát ɓàː]) is the largest of the 367 islands spanning 262.41 km (101.32 mi) that comprise the Cat Ba Archipelago, which makes up the southeastern edge of Lan Ha Bay in Northern Vietnam and maintains the dramatic and rugged features of Ha Long Bay. The archipelago has been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 2004 and a part of Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago World Heritage Site since 2023.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cat Ba Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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