Bạch Long Vĩ Island
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Bạch Long Vĩ Island is a small, strategically important Vietnamese island in the Gulf of Tonkin, known for its fishing grounds and role in maritime navigation and territorial waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bạch Long Vĩ Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
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populated place ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | rural district-level island of Haiphong ⓘ |
| area | about 3 square kilometers ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| distanceToShore |
approximately 110 km from Haiphong
ⓘ
approximately 130 km from Hainan Island ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
aquaculture
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fishing ⓘ marine services ⓘ |
| elevation | low-lying island ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
border guard station
ⓘ
fishing logistics service center ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ medical station ⓘ meteorological station ⓘ port ⓘ search and rescue station ⓘ |
| hasRole |
base for search and rescue operations
ⓘ
border and maritime sovereignty marker ⓘ fishing base ⓘ maritime navigation point ⓘ meteorological observation station ⓘ strategic military outpost ⓘ |
| knownFor |
lighthouse and navigation aids
ⓘ
rich fishing grounds ⓘ role in defining Vietnamese territorial waters ⓘ strategic location in the Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf of Tonkin
NERFINISHED
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South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Haiphong
NERFINISHED
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Hải Phòng municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater |
Gulf of Tonkin
NERFINISHED
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South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf of Tonkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South China Sea islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | small permanent population ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of sea lanes in the Gulf of Tonkin
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extension of Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ support point for maritime law enforcement forces ⓘ |
| usedFor |
enforcing fisheries regulations
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monitoring maritime traffic ⓘ offshore fishing support ⓘ refueling and shelter for fishing vessels ⓘ search and rescue in the Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ |
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