Haikou Bay

Haikou Bay 海口湾
File:Unidentified artificial island from Binhai Road - 01.jpg Haikou Bay viewed from Binhai Road
Location	Hainan Province, China
River sources	Haidian River
Ocean/sea sources	Qiongzhou Strait
Max. width	5 km
Frozen	no
Settlements	Haikou

Haikou Bay is a bay on the northern coast of Hainan Province, China, in the Qiongzhou Strait. It is named for Haikou City, which is situated on the coast.

The bay spans approximately 5 km from its eastern boundary at the northwestern tip of Haidian Island to its western boundary at the northern tip of Haikou Xiuying Port.

Features

Within the bay are the following:

• Holiday Beach
• The mouth of the Haidian River
• The northern edge of Haikou City
• Evergreen Park, a large park on the coast
• The eastern side of Haikou Xiuying Port
• Mayard International Yacht Club
• Nanhai Pearl Artificial Island, an under-construction island owned by HNA Group off the coast of Holiday Beach

The waters, from the mouth of the Haidian River, to the Qiongzhou Strait are deep enough for large ship traffic. Much of the rest of the bay, within a few kilometres of the shore, are very shallow, and at low tide, reveal land. Fishermen can be seen at this time walking out into the bay to collect shellfish.

Land reclamation

Part of the western edge of Haidian Island is being extended in a major land reclamation project. Also, several new areas of land off the coast of Haikou are being created, including the Nanhai Pearl Artificial Island.