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List Of Islands Of Thailand
This is a list of islands of Thailand. Thailand has hundreds of islands both in the Gulf of Thailand and in the Andaman Sea. The islands of the central Gulf of Thailand are mostly located near the coast. Formerly most of the islands in Thailand were uninhabited, but in recent times many have been developed for tourism. Some of the island groups in Thailand come in clusters of numerous individual islands: Phang Nga Bay has 67, the Mu Ko Chang National Park has 52, Tarutao National Marine Park has 51, and Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park has 42. Notes: # In Thai, the names of islands are usually preceded with the word ''ko'' (Thai เกาะ), the Thai word for ''island''. This word is often alternately romanized as ''koh'', ''go'' or ''goh''. English language references to the names of the Thai islands should not have an additional "island" added to their names, or else the ''ko'' should be left off. For example, "Ko Phi Phi Island" would be redundant, since "Ko Phi Phi" alrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Lanta Yai
Ko Lanta Yai ( th, เกาะลันตาใหญ่) is an island in the Strait of Malacca off the west coast of Thailand, between the Phi Phi Islands and the mainland. It is administratively part of Krabi Province, most of which is on the mainland. Together with neighboring Ko Lanta Noi, which forms Ko Lanta archipelago and several other islands it forms the amphoe of Ko Lanta District. The island is long and wide, with an area of , and a small portion of it belongs to the Mu Ko Lanta National Park. The area was designated as the 62nd national park of Thailand in 1990. Recently, it has become well known, especially in Sweden. The island is relatively less developed with most of the accommodation available being basic bamboo huts. In 2015, a new bridge was built connecting it to the island of Ko Lanta Noi. There are very few paved roads on the island, mostly in the north, and they deteriorate gradually towards the south. Ban Saladan, the main town and port, is at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Tapu
Khao Phing Kan ( th, เขาพิงกัน, ) or Ko Khao Phing Kan (, ) is an island in Thailand, in Phang Nga Bay northeast of Phuket. About from the shores of Khao Phing Kan lies a tall islet called Ko Ta Pu (, ) or Ko Tapu (, ). The islands are limestone karst towers and are a part of Ao Phang Nga National Park. Since 1974, when they were featured in the James Bond movie '' The Man with the Golden Gun'', Khao Phing Kan and Ko Ta Puboth separately and collectivelyhave been popularly called James Bond Island. Etymology ''Khao Phing Kan'' means "hills leaning against each other" in Thai, reflecting the connected nature of the islands. ''Khao Ta Pu'' can be literally translated as " crab's eye" island, and Ko Tapu can be translated as "nail" or "spike" island, reflecting its shape. With ''koh'' ( th, เกาะ) meaning "island" and ''khao'' ( th, เขา) meaning "hill", the terms ''ko'', ''khao'', and ''Ko Khao'' are frequently interchanged in the naming of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Tao
Ko Tao ( th, เกาะเต่า, , ) is an island in Thailand and is part of the Chumphon Archipelago on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. It covers an area of about 21 km2 (8 sq mi). Administratively it is a subdistrict (''tambon'') of Ko Pha-ngan District ('' amphoe'') of Surat Thani Province. , its official population was 1,382. The main settlement is Ban Mae Haad. The economy of the island is almost exclusively centered on tourism, especially scuba diving. Scuba diving is extremely popular in Ko Tao due to clear visibility, inexpensive pricing and the range of sealife to be seen. History Before being settled the island would be occasionally visited by fishermen from neighbouring islands looking for shelter in a storm or just resting before continuing on their journeys. It would appear from old maps and descriptions that this island was known by European cartographers and mariners as "Pulo Bardia", indicating that it was first settled by Malayo-Polyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Samui
Ko Samui (or Koh Samui, also often locally shortened to Samui; th, เกาะสมุย, ) is an island off the east coast of Thailand. Geographically in the Chumphon Archipelago, it is part of Surat Thani Province, though as of 2012, Ko Samui was granted municipal status and thus is now locally self-governing. Ko Samui, with an area of , is Thailand's second largest island after Phuket. In 2018, it was visited by 2.7 million tourists. History The island was probably first inhabited about 15 centuries ago, settled by fishermen from the Malay Peninsula and southern China. It appears on Chinese maps dating back to 1687, under the name ''Pulo Cornam''. The origin of the name ''samui'' is unknown. It may come from the Sanskrit-Tamil word สมวย, meaning 'sea weather'. Or it may derive from the name of a tree known locally in southern Thailand as ต้นหมุย (full name ต้นสมุย). A third possibility is that it originated from early Hainanese trader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rayong Province
Rayong province ( th, ระยอง, ) is one of seventy-six Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') lies in Eastern Thailand#Administrative divisions, eastern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Chonburi province, Chonburi, and Chanthaburi province, Chanthaburi. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand. , per capita earnings were higher in Rayong province than in any other Thai province. History Rayong began to appear in 1570 in the reign of Maha Thammaracha (king of Ayutthaya), Maha Thammaracha, The Khmer Ruler has invaded Siam in the eastern coastal city but unable to seize the city. During Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767) in 1766, King Taksin and about 500 troops have broken through the Burmese army and went to stop at Rayong, before went to Chanthaburi province, Chanthaburi to restore independence from Burmese. In 1906, Rayong was merged to Monthon Chanthaburi. In 1908, Klaeng district was merged to Rayong. In the reign of King Rama VI, chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Samet
Ko Samet (Cajeput Island; th, เกาะเสม็ด, ) is one of the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand, eastern seaboard islands of Thailand. It is in the Gulf of Thailand off the coastline of the Thailand, Thai province of Rayong Province, Rayong, approximately southeast of Bangkok. Ko Samet is part of the Phe ( th, เพ) Subdistrict of the Amphoe Mueang Rayong ( th, เมืองระยอง, the capital district, or Amphoe Mueang#Amphoe Mueang, Amphoe Mueang), of Rayong Province. Ko Samet is the largest and westernmost of a cluster of islands not far from the coast. Ko Samet measures from north to south. At its closest point to the mainland, the island is south of mainland Rayong Province; however the actual travelling distance from the main commercial tourist pier in the town of Phe to the island's closest tourist beach is about . Popular with foreign tourists and as a weekend getaway for residents of nearby Bangkok, most of the island (excluding the Na Dan area) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Rang
Ko Rang ( th, เกาะรัง, ) is an island in the southwestern part of the Ko Chang archipelago on the southeastern edge of the Gulf of Thailand. The island rises up out of 60m of water in most places and has few beaches. The southeastern corner of the island offers a reasonable anchorage and the Thai Coast Guard has deployed several mooring buoys in this area for dive boats. There is a small Buddhist shrine A shrine ( la, scrinium "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: ''escrin'' "box or case") is a sacred or holy space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon, or similar figure of respect, wherein they are v ... on the beach adorned with phallic fertility statues. The small island of Ko Tun lies across a narrow channel to the south where fishing boats take shelter from the southwest monsoon. References Rang Geography of Trat province Islands of the Gulf of Thailand {{trat-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Phi Phi Don
Ko Phi Phi Don ( th, เกาะพีพีดอน, , ) is the largest of the islands in the Ko Phi Phi archipelago, in Thailand. Phi Phi Don is 9.73 km2 (3.76 mi2): 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) in length and 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) wide. Part of the islands are administratively part of Ao Nang in Krabi Province. It is the only island in the group with permanent inhabitants, although most are temporary workers servicing the tourist trade. Like the other islands in the archipelago, Phi Phi Don is a non-volcanic island largely made of limestone. It is almost separated into two islands, but a strand of flat land connects them. On this strand lies the largest settlement on the island, as well as most of the resorts. Villages * Ban Laem Tong * Laem Tong * Ban Ton Sai * Hat Yao 2004 tsunami More than 1,000 people died 26 December 2004 when a tsunami struck the island. Lohdalum Bay was hit the hardest, with the majority of the bungalows and restaurants along the beach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Phi Phi Leh
Ko Phi Phi Le or Ko Phi Phi Leh ( th, เกาะพีพีเล, , ) is an island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, Andaman Sea. It is in Krabi Province of Thailand and is part of Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park Geography Ko Phi Phi Le, in area, is the second largest island of the archipelago, the largest being Ko Phi Phi Don. The island consists of a ring of steep limestone hills surrounding two shallow bays, Maya Bay and Loh Samah. During low tide, Maya Bay cannot be accessed directly from the sea via boat, due to shallow waters and coral. Boats must anchor at the deeper Loh Samah, requiring people to walk through a short section of rocks and jungle to reach Maya Bay itself. There is also one large shallow fjord-like inlet called Pi Ley with a small coral reef at the entrance. Maya Bay harbors bioluminescent plankton. Tourism Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi Marine National Park as a whole, from October 2015 to May 2016 generated revenues of 362 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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