The Bay of Kampong Som is a southern bay of
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
. Kampong Som has a deep water inshore and a chain of islands across the mouth which protect the bay from storms. Deforestation of
Indochina mangroves
The Indochina mangroves are a large mangrove ecoregion on the coasts of Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia in Southeast Asia.
Location and description
Mangrove forests occur on coasts that are regularly washed with saltwater by tidal moveme ...
has become issues. Kompong Som is also the location of
Dong Peng
Dong Peng is a protected multiple use management area in the Koh Kong Province of Cambodia. It is located on the north end of the Bay of Kompong Som
The Bay of Kampong Som is a southern bay of Cambodia. Kampong Som has a deep water inshore and a ...
and
Sihanoukville with its
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port ( km, កំពង់ផែស្វយ័តក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ; french: Port autonome du Sihanoukville, PAS) is a government agency and state corporation of Cambodia and Sihanoukville th ...
, the main and only deep-water maritime port of Cambodia.
Ports in Cambodia
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References
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Bays of Cambodia
Geography of Sihanoukville province