Xiamen Bay,

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as Amoy Bay, is a partially enclosed

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off the coast of

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an, ...

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. It is bound by the

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and the

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Geography

The bay is formed by down-faulted depressed block of undersea bed creating a submerged bay. 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

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for

as well as the whole of Fujian Province. The bay has numerous

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, transport infrastructure, shipbuilding and petrochemical industries.ChinaCSR.com, July 25, 2008
Xiamen Bay Photoelectric Industrial City Launched
/ref> The local government has set up various development areas such as the Xiamen Bay Photoelectric Industrial City to promote economic development. Due to rapid economic development and industrialization in Xiamen, the bay has been tested for traces of heavy metal contamination.

References

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