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Travel Directory > Destinations > Asia > Vietnam > Haiphong
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Haiphong -- Encyclopaedia Britannica
A city in northern Vietnam. It lies on the northeastern edge of the Red River delta, beside a distributary of the Thai Binh River, 10 miles (16 km) from the Gulf of Tonkin. It is the outport of the capital, Hanoi, 37 miles (60 km) west, and is the country's third largest city.
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Haiphong - wikipedia
Haiphong is located in the delta of the Red River. It is approximately 100 kilometres from Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, and serves as the primary seaport for the northern region of the country.
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Gulf of Tonkin - wikipedia
The Gulf of Tonkin, or Beibu Bay, measuring approximately 480 km by 240 km, lies between China and Vietnam. Notably shallow (less than 60 meters deep), it is the northwest arm of the South China Sea. Beihai, China and Haiphong, Vietnam are the chief ports. Hainan Island of China lies in the gulf. Other small islands in the gulf include Weizhou Island of China.
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Red River - wikipedia
The Red River, also known as Yuan River, is a river that flows from China through Vietnam to the South China Sea. The Red River is notorious for its violent floods with its seasonally wide volume fluctuations. The delta is a major agricultural area of Vietnam with vast area devoted to rice.
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