Hòn Chong
Hòn Chong is a point in Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Hòn Chong is situated nearby to the neighborhood Muong Thanh Oceanus Apartment, as well as near the suburb Phuoc Hoa.- Type: Rock
- Description: point in Vietnam
- Also known as: “Hon Chong” and “Hòn Chồng”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Po Nagar Cham Towers and Hon Do.
Po Nagar Cham Towers
Archaeological site
Photo: Ms Sarah Welch, CC0.
Po Nagar is a Cham temple tower founded sometime before 781 and located in the medieval principality of Kauthara, near modern Nha Trang in Vietnam. It is dedicated to Yan Po Nagar, the goddess of the country, who came to be identified with the Hindu goddesses Bhagavati and Hariti, and who in Vietnamese is called Thiên Y Thánh Mẫu.
Nha Trang
Railway station
Photo: Nguyễn Đông Sơn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nha Trang Station is one of the main station on the North–South railway. This station is located at 17 Thai Nguyen, Phuoc Tan ward, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa province. It serves the city of Nha Trang. Nha Trang is situated 3½ km southwest of Hòn Chong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nha Trang.
Nha Trang
Photo: Hoàng Thạch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nha Trang, sometimes spelt Nhatrang, is Vietnam's most famous seaside resort town and the country's scuba diving centre. It's more lively and urban in character than other beach destinations such as Mui Ne and Phu Quoc.
Hòn Chong
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Khanh Hoa, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
12.27283° or 12° 16′ 22″ northLongitude
109.20646° or 109° 12′ 23″ eastOpen location code
7P4F76F4+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 792392852OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockGeoNames ID
1902058Wikidata ID
Q32197424
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In Other Languages
“Hòn Chong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hòn Chong”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hòn Chồng and Nha Trang Observatory.
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