An Vĩnh Island

Lý Sơn, home to An Vĩnh, is a volcanic island off the central Vietnamese coast. Crater rims and dark volcanic rock rise above the surrounding sea, while fishing has long linked its inhabitants to waters beyond the island. The Nguyễn lords recruited men from An Vĩnh for the Hoàng Sa flotilla. Lê Quý Đôn recorded that its crews sailed seasonally to distant islands to collect goods and marine products.