Xiamen Bay

Xiamen Bay (simplified Chinese: 厦门湾; traditional Chinese: 廈門灣; pinyin: Xià​mén​ wān​) is a partially enclosed bay off the coast of Xiamen, Fujian province, China and surrounded by Jinmen islands and open waters.[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, China.[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

  1. ^ Luca N. Wagner, 2008, Urbanization: 21st century issues and challenges, Nova Publishers, ISBN 1600219896, 9781600219894, 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 0444510192, 9780444510198, p. 339
  3. ^ a b Luoping Zhanga, Huan Fengb, Xiaoxia Lic, Xin Yea, Youhai Jinga, Tong Ouyanga, Xingtian Yud, Rongyuan Liangd and Weiqi Chena, 2009, Heavy metal contaminant remediation study of western Xiamen Bay sediment, China: Laboratory bench scale testing results
  4. ^ Y. M. Yeung, Jianfa Shen, 2008, The Pan-Pearl River Delta: an emerging regional economy in a globalizing China, Chinese University Press, ISBN 9629963760, 9789629963767, pp. 125-126
  5. ^ a b ChinaCSR.com, July 25, 2008 - Xiamen Bay Photoelectric Industrial City Launched
  6. ^ Luoping Zhanga, Xin Yea, Huan Fengb, Youhai Jinga, Tong Ouyanga, Xingtian Yuc, Rongyuan Liangc, Chengtie Gaoc and Weiqi Chena, 2007, Heavy metal contamination in western Xiamen Bay sediments and its vicinity, China