Xiamen Bay
| Xiamen Bay | ||
|---|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin Xiàmén Wān | | |
| Wade–Giles | Hsia-men Wan | |
| Southern Min | ||
| Hokkien POJ | Ē-mn̂g-ôan | |
Xiamen Bay,
formerly known as Amoy Bay, is a partially enclosed bay off the coast of Xiamen in China's Fujian Province. It is bound by the Kinmen Islands and the Taiwan Strait.[1]
Geography
The bay is formed by down-faulted depressed block of undersea bed creating a submerged bay.[2]
The water depth around the bay range from 6 to 25 metres and has a deep water coastal area of 30 km.[3]
Economy
Xiamen Bay is an important economic region for Xiamen as well as the whole of Fujian Province.[4] The bay has numerous port, transport infrastructure, shipbuilding and petrochemical industries.[5] The local government has set up various development areas such as the Xiamen Bay Photoelectric Industrial City to promote economic development.[5]
Due to rapid economic development and industrialization in Xiamen, the bay has been tested for traces of heavy metal contamination.[3][6]
References
- ISBN 978-1-60021-989-4, p. 165
- ISBN 978-0-444-51019-8, p. 339
- ^ PMID 19631459
- ISBN 978-962-996-376-7, pp. 125–126
- ^ a b ChinaCSR.com, July 25, 2008 - Xiamen Bay Photoelectric Industrial City Launched
- PMID 17433373