- Tonkin, Gulf of
- geographical name arm of South China Sea E of N Vietnam
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Tonkin, Gulf of
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Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club — was a tongue in cheek nickname for the United States Seventh Fleet during the Vietnam War. [ [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/1397/tgyc.html Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club] ] All through the war in Vietnam, the Seventh Fleet engaged in combat… … Wikipedia
Tonkin, Gulf of — Arm of the South China Sea, between northern Vietnam and Hainan Island, China. It is 300 mi (500 km) long and 150 mi (250 km) wide. In 1964 the Vietnamese reportedly fired on U.S. ships there, leading the U.S. Congress to adopt the Gulf of Tonkin … Universalium
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Gulf of Tonkin Incident caption=USS Maddox fires upon three P 4 torpedo boats partof=Vietnam War date=August 2, 1964 place=Gulf of Tonkin result=Gulf of Tonkin Resolution combatant1=flag|United States combatant2 … Wikipedia
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution — The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (officially, the Southeast Asia Resolution, Public Law 88 408) was addressed by Lyndon B. Johnson as a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress passed on August 10, 1964 in direct response to a minor naval engagement… … Wikipedia
gulf — gulflike, adj. gulfy, adj. /gulf/, n. 1. a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land. 2. a deep hollow; chasm or abyss. 3. any wide separation, as in position, status, or education. 4. something that engulfs or swallows up. v.t. 5. to… … Universalium
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution — ➡ Vietnam War * * * (Aug. 5, 1964) Resolution by the U.S. Congress authorizing Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson to use all necessary measures to repel armed attacks against U.S. forces in Vietnam. It was drafted in response to the alleged shelling of two… … Universalium
Tonkin-Resolution — US Präsident Lyndon B. Johnson unterschreibt die Tonkin Resolution … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tonkin (disambiguation) — Tonkin refers to:;Vietnam:* Đông Kinh , a former name of Hanoi, Vietnam *Tonkin, the northernmost part of Vietnam *Gulf of Tonkin, a gulf in the South China Sea *Gulf of Tonkin Incident, a 1964 naval incident that precipitated the Gulf of Tonkin… … Wikipedia
Gulf of Oman — The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman (Arabic: خليج عُمان Ḫalīdj ʾUmān; alternatively known as خليج مکران , Ḫalīdj Makrān; in Persian: دریای عمان Daryā ye Ommān, or دریای پارس Daryā ye Pārs) is a strait (and not an actual gulf) that connects the… … Wikipedia
