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Xiamen Bay
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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]
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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.[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]
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