Sanya Bay

Sanya Bay (simplified Chinese: 三亚湾; traditional Chinese: 三亞灣; pinyin: Sānyà Wān) is one of the five major bays in Sanya City, Hainan Province, China.[1] Located at the southern coast of Hainan, directly south of Sanya city, it has a 22 km beach. It is bordered by a peninsula at the east side. Within the bay are two islands called Xidao and Dongdao. The artificial resort Phoenix Island is located in the bay near the eastern end of the beach.

Sanya Bay
Sanya Bay
Sanya Bay
LocationHainan, China
Coordinates18.258045°N 109.450092°E / 18.258045; 109.450092
Native name三亚湾
River sourcesSanya River
Ocean/sea sourcesSouth China Sea
Frozenno
IslandsPhoenix Island
SettlementsSanya

In recent years, as the waters of Sanya Bay and others below mentioned are becoming clearer and healthier, several species of dolphins including endangered Chinese white dolphins appear along the coasts from time to time, they have not been considered as targeted tourism attractions.[2]

Phoenix Island of Sanya Bay

Panoramic image

See also

Notes
  1. (in Chinese) Haitang Bay in Sanya, Xinhuanet December 26, 2007.
  2. 海南海洋生态保护良好，成为大型珍稀海洋动物的“乐园”. hnfjz.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.Archived 2017-03-05 at the Wayback Machine.


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