Xiamen Bay

Xiamen Bay near Kah Kee Park in Xiamen's Jimei District

Traditional Chinese| 廈門灣
Simplified Chinese| 厦门湾
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
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

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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

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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

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1. ^ Luca N. Wagner, 2008, Urbanization: 21st century issues and challenges, Nova Publishers, ISBN 1-60021-989-6, ISBN 978-1-60021-989-4, 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, ISBN 0-444-51019-2, ISBN 978-0-444-51019-8, p. 339
3. ^ a b Zhang, Luoping; Feng, Huan; Li, Xiaoxia; Ye, Xin; Jing, Youhai; Ouyang, Tong; Yu, Xingtian; Liang, Rongyuan; Chen, Weiqi (2009), "Heavy metal contaminant remediation study of western Xiamen Bay sediment, China: Laboratory bench scale testing results", Journal of Hazardous Materials, 172 (1): 108–16, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.06.138, PMID 19631459
4. ^ Y. M. Yeung, Jianfa Shen, 2008, The Pan-Pearl River Delta: an emerging regional economy in a globalizing China, Chinese University Press, ISBN 962-996-376-0, ISBN 978-962-996-376-7, pp. 125–126
5. ^ a b ChinaCSR.com, July 25, 2008 - Xiamen Bay Photoelectric Industrial City Launched
6. ^ Zhang, Luoping; Ye, Xin; Feng, Huan; Jing, Youhai; Ouyang, Tong; Yu, Xingtian; Liang, Rongyuan; Gao, Chengtie; Chen, Weiqi (2007), "Heavy metal contamination in western Xiamen Bay sediments and its vicinity, China", Marine Pollution Bulletin, 54 (7): 974–82, doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.02.010, PMID 17433373

24°30′N 118°15′E﻿ / ﻿24.50°N 118.25°E﻿ / 24.50; 118.25