Lagoon · Ninh Hoa
Nha Phu Lagoon
Đầm Nha Phu
Nha Phu Lagoon (Đầm Nha Phu) lies between Nha Trang city and Ninh Hoa, in Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, about 15 km north of Nha Trang city[1]. Vietnamese Wikipedia gives its area as more than 1,000 ha and describes it as part of Binh Cang Bay (also called Binh Khang Bay), adjacent to Nha Trang Bay[1]. Wikidata records its coordinates as about 12.395° N, 109.213° E[2]. Vietnamese Wikipedia calls it one of the two largest lagoons in Khanh Hoa province[1].
The lagoon holds several islands and islets, including Hon Thi, Hon Sam, Hon Da Bac (the site of Cong Chua, or Princess, beach) and Hon Lao, also called Dao Khi (Monkey Island), which has been developed for resort use; the Hoa Lan stream feeds into the lagoon[1]. A survey by the Institute of Oceanography in Nha Trang recorded 232 species of phytoplankton in the lagoon, of which about 65 per cent are silica-forming diatoms and about 32 per cent are two-flagellate algae of the green algae group[1].
Residents around the lagoon live by aquaculture and fishing[1]. Part of the lagoon is managed by the Long Phu Tourism Company for combined marine-ecological tourism and recreation, according to Vietnamese Wikipedia, which also associates the lagoon with the Ninh Van and An Lam resort areas on the neighbouring Hon Heo peninsula[1].
Geography
Nha Phu Lagoon lies between Nha Trang city and Ninh Hoa, about 15 km north of Nha Trang city, and covers more than 1,000 ha[1]. Vietnamese Wikipedia describes it as part of Binh Cang Bay (also called Binh Khang Bay), adjacent to Nha Trang Bay, and as one of the two largest lagoons in Khanh Hoa province[1]. Wikidata gives its coordinates as about 12.395° N, 109.213° E[2], close to a separate OpenStreetMap search result for the lagoon[3].
The lagoon holds several islands and islets: Hon Thi, Hon Sam, Hon Da Bac, the site of Cong Chua (Princess) beach, and Hon Lao, also called Dao Khi (Monkey Island)[1]. The lagoon's terrain includes calm stretches and areas of light wave action, amid stretches of white sand running for kilometres in places, and the Hoa Lan stream feeds into it[1]. Vietnamese Wikipedia describes the lagoon as combining island, stream, sea, lake, mountain and bay terrain within a small area, with sparse population and stretches of undeveloped shoreline[1].
Ecology
A survey by the Institute of Oceanography in Nha Trang recorded 232 species of phytoplankton in the lagoon, of which about 150 species, or 65 per cent, are silica-forming diatoms, and about 32 per cent are two-flagellate algae of the green algae group[1].
Economy and development
Residents around the lagoon live by aquaculture and fishing[1]. Hon Lao (Monkey Island) has been developed for resort use, and part of the wider lagoon is managed by the Long Phu Tourism Company for combined marine-ecological tourism and recreation[1]. Vietnamese Wikipedia also associates the lagoon with the Ninh Van and An Lam resort areas, which lie on the neighbouring Hon Heo peninsula rather than on the lagoon itself[1].
Questions and answers
How big is Nha Phu Lagoon?
More than 1,000 ha, according to Vietnamese Wikipedia, which calls it one of the two largest lagoons in Khanh Hoa province[1].
What is Monkey Island?
Hon Lao, also called Dao Khi (Monkey Island), an island within the lagoon that Vietnamese Wikipedia says has been developed for resort use[1].
Sources
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See also
- Nha Trang BayBay
- Ninh Van BayBay
- Doc LetBeach
- Nha TrangFormer city
- Cam Ranh BayBay
- Mui DoiCape