Ha Long Bay rated world’s 12 greatest coastlines
Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay has been chosen as one of the 12 greatest coastlines worldwide by WhenOnEarth – the well-known US travel website.
Ha Long Bay features many tropical plants and animals, floating fishing villages, and unique formations of eroded limestone, including a multitude of small islands and huge caves, according to the website.
The bay is also considered a popular coastal destination in northeastern Vietnam.
Ha Long Bay is located in Quang Ninh Province in northeast Vietnam, covering an area of 1,553 sq. km and comprising 1,969 islands.
Ha Long Bay has been twice officially listed as a World Heritage site with globally outstanding value in terms of natural landscape by UNESCO. It was also voted as one of the seven new natural wonders of the world.
Other destinations on Whenonearth’s list are Lofoten Archipelago in Norway, Na Pali beach in Hawaii, Cape Town in South Africa, Algarve in Portugal, and Great Ocean in Australia.
Ha Long Bay has been twice officially listed as a World Heritage site with globally outstanding value in terms of natural landscape by UNESCO. It was also voted as one of the seven new natural wonders of the world.
Other destinations on Whenonearth’s list are Lofoten Archipelago in Norway, Na Pali beach in Hawaii, Cape Town in South Africa, Algarve in Portugal, and Great Ocean in Australia.
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