Ha Long Bay is (9)______ in the northeast of Viet Nam, 165 km from Ha Noi, in the province of Quang Ninh. Ha Long Bay covers an area of 1,553km2 with 1,969 islands. To the west and north west , Ha Long Bay stretches (10)______ Yen Hung district in Ha Long city to Cam Pha town in Van Don district.In 1962, Ha Long Bay was recognized as a beauty spot of (11)______ significances by Ministry of Culture and Information of Viet Nam and was also recognized as a world national heritage site twice by UNESCO organization. The first time, in1994 for the exceptional and universal value of the landscape and the second .Ha Long Bay’s center area was recognized as a world heritage area by UNESCO and covers an area of 434 km2 , including 775 islands , of (12)______ 411 are named.