Gulf of Tonkin

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arm of the South China Sea body of water gulf

The Gulf of Tonkin is a shallow arm of the South China Sea off the coasts of northern Vietnam and southern China, historically known as a key maritime region and the site of the 1964 naval incidents that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Gulf of Tonkin canonical	62
Gulf of Tonkin area	1
Gulf of Tonkin coast	1
Gulf of Tonkin island area	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arm of the South China Sea ⓘ body of water ⓘ gulf ⓘ
approximateArea	about 126000 square kilometers ⓘ
bordersCountry	China ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
bordersRegion	northern Vietnam ⓘ southern China ⓘ
bordersSea	South China Sea ⓘ surface form: Beibu Gulf
characteristic	semi-enclosed sea ⓘ shallow ⓘ
connectedTo	South China Sea ⓘ
drainedByRiver	Ca River ⓘ Ma River ⓘ Red River ⓘ
etymology	name derived from the historic city of Tonkin (Đông Kinh), former name for Hanoi region ⓘ
eventLocation	1964 naval incidents between the United States and North Vietnam ⓘ Gulf of Tonkin incident ⓘ USS Maddox engagement ⓘ USS Turner Joy engagement ⓘ
experiences	typhoons ⓘ
hasClimate	tropical monsoon ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	Gulf of Tonkin Resolution ⓘ Gulf of Tonkin incident ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ
hasMajorIsland	Hainan ⓘ surface form: Hainan Island (nearby to the east)
hasMajorPort	Hai Phong ⓘ surface form: Haiphong
hasResource	fishery resources ⓘ offshore oil and gas potential ⓘ
influenced	escalation of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam ⓘ
involvedConflict	Vietnam War ⓘ
involvedCountry	Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ surface form: North Vietnam United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedIn	South China Sea ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: Western Pacific Ocean
nameInChinese	Beibu Wan ⓘ
nameInVietnamese	Vịnh Bắc Bộ ⓘ
nearCity	Beihai ⓘ Hai Phong ⓘ surface form: Haiphong Hanoi ⓘ
partOf	South China Sea ⓘ
subjectOf	territorial disputes between China and Vietnam ⓘ
triggered	Gulf of Tonkin Resolution ⓘ
usedFor	fishing ⓘ naval operations ⓘ shipping ⓘ

Referenced by (65)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Viet Nam → borderBodyOfWater → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

subject surface form: Vietnam

Democratic Republic of Vietnam → borderedBy → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Gulf of Tonkin incident → hasLocation → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Tonkin → locatedOn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Hai Phong → locatedOn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Hai Phong → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Nam Dinh Province → borders → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Nam Dinh Province → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Hainan → borderedByWaterBody → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Beihai → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Red River → mouthLocatedIn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

subject surface form: Red River (Vietnam)

Red River → emptiesInto → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

subject surface form: Red River (Vietnam)

USS Maddox (DD-731) → locationDuringEvent → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Democratic Republic of Vietnam Navy → operatedIn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

DESOTO patrol → location → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Operation Pierce Arrow air strikes on North Vietnam → region → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

subject surface form: Operation Pierce Arrow

this entity surface form: Gulf of Tonkin area

Nghe An Province → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Ninh Binh Province → borders → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Red River Delta → bordersBodyOfWater → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Cat Bi International Airport → nearBodyOfWater → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Dinh Vu – Cat Hai Economic Zone → locatedOnCoastOf → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Ha Long Bay → locatedOnWaterbody → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Ha Long Bay → partOf → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Do Son Beach → partOf → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Tonkin coast

Do Son Beach → hasView → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Cat Hai District → bordersBodyOfWater → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Cat Hai District → locatedIn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Tonkin island area

Cat Ba Island → locatedIn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Lach Huyen International Gateway Port → locatedOn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Bach Long Vi District → locatedIn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Bach Long Vi District → borderingSea → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Thai Binh Province → borders → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Thai Binh Province → hasCoastline → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Giao Thuy District → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Hai Hau District → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Nghia Hung District → bordersBodyOfWater → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Quang Ninh Province → bordersBodyOfWater → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Leizhou Peninsula → borderedBy → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Leizhou Peninsula → sea → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Leizhou Peninsula → separates → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Leizhou Peninsula → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Cam River → mouthLocatedIn → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Cam River → locatedOnCoastOf → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Ma River → mouth → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Ma River → flowsInto → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Ma River → dischargesTo → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Ma River → emptiesInto → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Vịnh Bắc Bộ → hasEnglishName → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Beibu Wan → ChineseNameOf → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ

Beibu Wan → hasAlternativeName → Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ