Boca Tigris
The Humen, also known as the Bocca Tigris or the Bogue, is a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta that separates Shiziyang in the north and Lingdingyang in the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Marine channel
- Description: strait in China
- Also known as: “Boca Tigres”, “Bocca Tigris”, “Hu Men”, “Hu Mun”, “Humen”, “Humen Strait”, “The Bogue”, and “The Tigris”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Humen Great Bridge.
Humen Great Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Hinnne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Humen Bridge, also known as Humen Pearl River Bridge, is a bridge over the Humen, Pearl River in Guangdong Province, southern China. It consists of two main spans — a suspension bridge section and a segmental concrete section. Humen Great Bridge is situated 3 km south of Boca Tigris.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nansha Subdistrict and Humen Town.
Nansha Subdistrict
Suburb
Photo: 建燁, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nansha Subdistrict, Guangzhou is a township-level division situated in Nansha District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Nansha Subdistrict is situated 3½ km west of Boca Tigris.
Humen Town
Town
Photo: Aimaimyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Humen Town, formerly Fumun, is a town in Dongguan city on the eastern side of the Humen strait on the Pearl River Delta, in Guangdong province, China. The former town of Taiping was incorporated into Humen Town in 1985. Humen Town is situated 7 km east of Boca Tigris.
Huangge
Town
Huangge is a town in the Nansha District of Guangzhou, the largest city in the People's Republic of China. Huangge is situated 9 km west of Boca Tigris.
Boca Tigris
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Guangdong, South China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Boca Tigris from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Boca Tigris” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “虎門”
- Chinese: “虎门”
- Dutch: “Bocca Tigris”
- German: “Bocca Tigris”
- Indonesian: “Humen”
- Indonesian: “Selat Humen”
- Japanese: “虎門”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bocca Tigris”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Humen”
- Norwegian: “Bocca Tigris”
- Portuguese: “Boca do Tigre”
- Spanish: “Bocca Tigris”
- Swedish: “Bocca Tigris”
- Turkish: “Humen Boğazı”
- Vietnamese: “Hổ Môn”
- Yue Chinese: “虎門”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Luwan and Shetouwan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Duff Rock and Tiger’s Claw.
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