Hòn La Island

Hòn La lies near the coast of Quảng Bình, among small islands and headlands on the western side of the Gulf of Tonkin. These islands help shelter the neighbouring bay from the open sea. Southwest of Hòn La, Vũng Chùa offers protection along a coast exposed to the northeast monsoon. The islands and the mountains behind them make distinctive landmarks for vessels following the coast of central Vietnam.