Xiamen Bay Explained

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.

Economy

Xiamen Bay is an important economic region for Xiamen as well as the whole of Fujian Province.^[3] The bay has numerous port, transport infrastructure, shipbuilding and petrochemical industries.^[4] The local government has set up various development areas such as the Xiamen Bay Photoelectric Industrial City to promote economic development.^[4]

Due to rapid economic development and industrialization in Xiamen, the bay has been tested for traces of heavy metal contamination.

References

24.5°N 118.25°W

Notes and References

1. Luca N. Wagner, 2008, Urbanization: 21st century issues and challenges, Nova Publishers,,, p. 165
2. Terry R. Healy, Ying Wang, Judy-Ann Healy, 2002, Muddy coasts of the world: processes, deposits, and function, Volume 4 of Proceedings in marine science, Gulf Professional Publishing,,, p. 339
3. Y. M. Yeung, Jianfa Shen, 2008, The Pan-Pearl River Delta: an emerging regional economy in a globalizing China, Chinese University Press,,, pp. 125–126
4. ChinaCSR.com, July 25, 2008 - Xiamen Bay Photoelectric Industrial City Launched