Da Nang Bay | |
Other Name: | Tourane Bay |
Location: | Da Nang |
Coordinates: | 16.1311°N 108.1769°W |
Type: | bay |
Rivers: | Hàn River, Cu Đê River |
Oceans: | South China Sea |
Basin Countries: | Vietnam |
Cities: | Da Nang |
Pushpin Map: | Vietnam Da Nang#Vietnam |
Da Nang Bay (Vietnamese: Vịnh Đà Nẵng), formerly known as Tourane Bay, is a bay of the South China Sea along the coast of Da Nang, Vietnam. The bay is entered between the Sơn Trà Peninsula and the Hải Vân Mountain, 4 miles Northwest.[1] [2]
The bay has an area of, a coastline of [3] and adequate depths of .[4] It offers good shelter at all seasons for vessels of any size.[5] The bottom of the bay is mostly sandy, while some areas have corals and rocks. A layer of mud is immediately above this sandy bottom, making up 80% of the bay's floor.
The port of Da Nang is located in the bay at the mouth of the Hàn River.