| Halong vacations - Vietnam vacation packages | | | | processes of the continent to form a karst. The |
| | | | process of nearly full erosion and weathering of |
| Ha Long Bay is located in the northeastern part of | | | | the karst created the unique H? Long Bay in the |
| Vietnam and constitutes part of the western | | | | world. In a not very large area, thousands of |
| bank of Bac Bo Gulf, including the sea area of Ha | | | | islands with different forms look like glittering |
| Long City and Cam Pha Town and part of Vân | | | | emeralds attached to the blue scarf of a virgin. |
| Don island district. It abuts Cat Ba Island in the | | | | The area where many stone islands concentrate |
| southwest. Toward the west is the shore with a | | | | has spectacular scenes and world-famous caves |
| 120 km-long coastline. It is located within | | | | and is the center of H? Long Bay Natural Heritage, |
| 106o58’-107o22’ east longitude and within | | | | including Ha Long Bay and a part of Bái Tu Long |
| 20o45’- 20o50’ north latitude. The site is | | | | Bay. |
| 1553 sq. km with 1969 islands of various sizes, of | | | | The area is recognized as the World Natural |
| which 989 have been named. | | | | Heritage that is the area of 434 sq. km with 775 |
| The islands in H? Long Bay are mainly limestone | | | | islands. It looks like a giant triangle with Ð?u G? |
| and schist islands most lying in the two main | | | | Island (in the west), Ba H?m Lake (in the south) |
| areas: the southeastern part of Bái T? Long Bay | | | | and C?ng Tây Island (in the east) as its three |
| and southwestern part of H? Long Bay. These | | | | angle points. The nearby area is the buffer area |
| islands represent the most ancient images of a | | | | and areas classified as national beauty spots in |
| geographical site having a tectonic age of from | | | | 1962 by the Ministry of Culture and Information. |
| 250 million to 280 million years. They are the | | | | ........ |
| result of many times of rising and lowering | | | | |