The Khao Khiao Massif ( th, เขาเขียว; ) is a moderately high
mountain range
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near
Chonburi
Chonburi ( th, ชลบุรี, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and Mueang Chonburi District in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Its name means 'city of water'. Chonb ...
,
eastern Thailand
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Geography
Eastern Thailand lies between the Sankamphaeng Range, which forms a ...
. This massif has the last substantial forested zone in
Chonburi Province
Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to ...
, a region that is much affected by
urbanization
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and other forms of human intervention and
land degradation
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It is viewed as any change or disturbance to the land perceived to be deleterious ...
.
Khao Khiao is the mountain area closest to
Bangkok
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, rising about 70 km to the southeast of the capital.
Description
The mountains of the massif are smooth and forested. They are partly covered with
dry and
moist broadleaf forest in the lower ranges.
The Khao Khiao Massif rises east of the
Motorway 7 to
Pattaya
Pattaya ( th, พัทยา, , ) is a city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, within, but not part of, Bang Lamung district in the province of Chonburi province, Chonburi. Pattaya City ( ...
and
Rayong. The highest point in the mountains is the high Khao Khiao.
Protected area
The
Khao Khiao – Khao Chomphu Wildlife Sanctuary ( th, เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าเขาเขียว-เขาชมภู่) is a
protected area
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in the massif. Founded in 1974, it is an IUCN Category IV
wildlife sanctuary
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, measuring 145 km
2 in area.
[Protected Planet - Khao Khiew Khao Chompu Wildlife Sanctuary](_blank)
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The Khao Kheow Open Zoo is at the foot of the mountain massif on its southern side.
See also
*List of mountains in Thailand
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References
External links
เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าเขาเขียว-เขาชมภู่
(Thai)
Wildlife sanctuaries of Thailand
{{Mountain ranges of Thailand
Mountain ranges of Thailand
Geography of Chonburi province