What the records say
- When
- Aug 1955 – May 1957
- Kind
- Territorial claim
- Coordinates
- 20.13° N, 107.73° E
- Region
- 5
- Claim resolution
- 1
- Claim violence
- 0
- Significance
- 7
- Significance index
- 2
- Significance state1
- 3
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Bạch Long Vĩ
Rural district of Haiphong, Vietnam (island)
Bạch Long Vĩ is an island located in the Gulf of Tonkin, about halfway between Haiphong (Vietnam) and Hainan Island (China). The island is an offshore special administrative zone of Haiphong city. Fishing comprises the majority of economic activity in the Gulf of Tonkin, and Bạch Long Vĩ is a major nursery and harvesting area for fish eggs. More than 50 species of commercial fish are abundant in the area.
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The source
- ICOW Territorial Claims 1816–2001Issue Correlates of WarCorrelates of War: free use with citation
Nearby in time and place
- France → Vietnam (unknown)1954 · Territorial change
- 1954 Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown23 Jul 1954 · Air disaster
- China-Vietnam Border RegionsJan 1957 · Territorial claim
- Battle of Mao Khe23 Mar 1951 · Battle
- Battle of the Day River18 Jun 1951 · Battle
- Battle of Vinh Yen13 Jan 1951 · Battle
- Battle of Hoa Binh10 Nov 1951 · Battle
- Operation Lorraine29 Oct 1952 · Military operation