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Cat Ba archipelago

Cat Ba archipelago

Cat Ba archipelago is 60km from Hai Phong city center by sea, has an area nominated for World Heritage of 31,150ha with 388 islands. Administratively, Cat Ba archipelago belongs to Cat Hai district, Hai Phong city. This place has been recognized as a world biosphere reserve (in 2004), ranked by the Government as a Scenic Spot - Special National Monument (in 2013) and became the Ha Bay World Natural Heritage. Long - Cat Ba Islands (2023). Rolling limestone mountains interspersed with pine forests and bays; majestic caves; has diverse biological values ​​and geological and geomorphological landscapes, creating the Cat Ba archipelago as a natural masterpiece. This is also the habitat of more than 3,000 species of animals and plants on land and in the sea, many of which are included in the Red Book of Vietnam and the world. In particular, the Cat Ba Langur is an endemic species, currently only distributed here. The archipelago consists of 388 large and small islands located on an area of ​​about 345 km². The largest island of Cat Ba has an area of ​​153 km², is the third largest island in Vietnam after Phu Quoc and Cai Bau, with the highest peak of 331m. The remaining islands rarely reach heights of 100-250m, most are small islands with heights under 100m and very small islands are usually only 20-50m high. This is a tropical terrain area submerged by the advancing sea with a unique landscape similar to Ha Long Bay, with Phong Tung-style peaks, Phong Linh-style peaks, and funnels common. The islands are single or clustered peaks or towers, with steep cliffs floating above the clear blue sea. Many island names are based on the shapes of things such as Chili, Bell, Turtle Shell, La Vong, Dragon Tail, Leopard and Lion. Biochemical and mechanical corrosion of sea water due to waves and tides creates a concave coastal edge all around. Islands increase the strange and unique shape of the islands. On Cat Ba island there are valleys such as Trung Trang, Gia Luan, Tai Lai and Viet Hai. They have a height of 5-8m, a width of 100-600m, in some places up to 1km wide, stretching a few to tens of kilometers, filled with late fluvial-marine sediments. CAT BA ISLAND has many beautiful caves in three groups: ancient underground caves, foundation caves and sea frog caves. Ancient underground caves such as Hung Son cave, Hoa cave, Trung Trang cave, etc. are often over 10m high. Platform caves are common but are usually small in size and usually less than 10m high. Sea frog cave sometimes penetrates limestone blocks to form caves such as Xich cave and Dung cave. The coastal bottom terrain of CAT Ba ISLANDS includes pine forests, coral reefs, bay bottom plains and channels. Tung and ang are valleys or karst funnels submerged by the sea. Tung has 26 pieces with elongated shape (Bear Tung, Chang Tung). There are 33 angs with isometric shapes (ang Mat, ang Vem and ang Ke, etc.) SOURCE: Hai Phong City Electronic Information Portal

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