Ko Yao Yai is the larger of the two big islands in the
Ko Yao Archipelago
A KO is a knockout in various sports, such as boxing and martial arts.
K.O., Ko or Kō may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* KO (musician), Canadian musician who plays a fusion of hip hop and folk music
* ''K.O.'' (album), a 2021 ...
. The island group is in
Phang Nga Bay
Phang Nga Bay ( th, อ่าวพังงา}, ) is a bay in the Strait of Malacca between the island of Phuket and the mainland of the Kra Isthmus of southern Thailand. Since 1981, an extensive section of the bay has been protected as the ...
in the
Phang Nga Province of southern
Thailand
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. ''Ko Yao Yai'' means 'big long island'. The other main island of the group is ''
Ko Yao Noi
A KO is a knockout in various sports, such as boxing and martial arts.
K.O., Ko or Kō may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* KO (musician), Canadian musician who plays a fusion of hip hop and folk music
* ''K.O.'' (album), a 2021 ...
'' ('little long island'), off Ko Yao Yai's north side and separated from it by a narrow sound. The two islands form Phang Nga's
Ko Yao District
Ko Yao ( th, เกาะยาว, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in Phang Nga province in Thailand's south.
History
Early history
Numerous cave paintings hidden around Ko Yao Island date back more than 2,000 years and attest distinct influence ...
.
The population of Ko Yao is about 18,000 (2018). Ninety percent are
Muslim
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s. The area of the archipelago is 147 km
2. It lies some 600 km south of Bangkok and about 50 km from Phuket or Phang Nga. Ko Kao Noi is more popular with visitors as it has more facilities.
![Ko Yao Yai](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Ko_Yao_Yai.jpg)
Legends say that the island of Ko Yao was split into two islands by battling sea serpents.
References
External links
Phang Nga Bay map
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Islands of Thailand
Geography of Phang Nga province
Yao Yai