• Key Information

  • Hạ Long Bay

  • Type
    Bay with Monalithic Islands
  • Islands
    Up to 2,000
  • Area
    600 sq miles
  • Learning Point
  • As a vast, open bay dotted with many varying sizes of islands, Hạ Long Bay is a great example of limestone layers being broken down to form islands, which are often topped with jungle or tropical trees and plants.
  • Project
  • Draw a picture Hạ Long Bay and some of its islands.
  • Location
  • Located in
    Vietnam
  • Fun Facts
  • There are about 2,000 islands and islets in the bay, varying dramatically in size.
  • The islands are formed from a limestone layer that is being slowly eroded, creating the separate islands, some of which stand like monoliths in the water.
  • The bay and the islands are part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, and are the home to around 1,600 fisherman, many of whom live in floating villages.