Gulf of Tonkin

body of water located off the coast of northern Vietnam and southern China, northern arm of the South China Sea
Place bay Q212428
Gulf of Tonkin
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Gulf of Tonkin

Summary

Gulf of Tonkin is a bay[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Gulf of Tonkin is in the country of People's Republic of China[3].
  • Gulf of Tonkin is in the country of Vietnam[4].
  • Gulf of Tonkin's instance of is recorded as bay[5].
  • Gulf of Tonkin's instance of is recorded as gulf[6].
  • Gulf of Tonkin's inflows is recorded as Red River[7].
  • Gulf of Tonkin's inflows is recorded as Day River[8].
  • Gulf of Tonkin is part of South China Sea[9].
  • Gulf of Tonkin's Commons category is recorded as Gulf of Tonkin[10].
  • Gulf of Tonkin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 19.75, 'lon': 107.75}[11].
  • Gulf of Tonkin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gulf of Tonkin[12].
  • Gulf of Tonkin's category for the water basin is recorded as Q22443805[13].
  • Gulf of Tonkin's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+240'}[14].

Body

Geography

Country listings include People's Republic of China[3], a sovereign state[15], in People's Republic of China[16], founded in 1949[17] and Vietnam[4], a sovereign state[18], in Vietnam[19], founded in 1976[20]. Gulf of Tonkin is part of South China Sea[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include bay[5] and gulf[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gulf of Tonkin include it incident[21], a naval battle[22].

Why It Matters

Gulf of Tonkin has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for it include it incident[21], a naval battle[22].

References

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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Width {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+240'}
    Topic's main category Category:Gulf of Tonkin
    Coordinates
    Part of South China Sea
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P402]]: 9443832"
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