Khao Sok
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Khao Sok national park (Thai
: เขาสก) is located in Surat Thani province
in Thailand. Its land area is 739 km², and it includes the Chiao Lan reservoir dammed by the Ratchaprapha dam. The park comprises the largest area of virgin forest in Southern Thailand and is a remnant of rainforest which is older and more diverse than the Amazon Rainforest
. The wild mammals include, Malayan Tapir, Asian Elephant, Tiger, Sambar Deer, Bear, Guar, Banteng, Serow, Wild Boar, Pig Tailed Macaque, Langur, White handed Gibbon, Squirrel, Muntjak and Mouse Deer.
It is perhaps most famous for the Bua Phut (Rafflesia kerrii
) flower which grows within the park. In addition to its exotic flora, Khao Sok is inhabited by a wide variety of animals, including gibbon
s and barking deer.
The 94 m high Ratchaprapha dam was built in 1982 at the Khlong Saeng River, a tributary of the Phum Duang River
.
http://www.khaosok.com
Thai alphabet
Thai script , is used to write the Thai language and other, minority, languages in Thailand. It has forty-four consonants , fifteen vowel symbols that combine into at least twenty-eight vowel forms, and four tone marks ....
: เขาสก) is located in Surat Thani province
Surat Thani Province
Surat Thani is the largest of the southern provinces of Thailand, on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani means City of Good People, the title given to the city by King Vajiravudh ....
in Thailand. Its land area is 739 km², and it includes the Chiao Lan reservoir dammed by the Ratchaprapha dam. The park comprises the largest area of virgin forest in Southern Thailand and is a remnant of rainforest which is older and more diverse than the Amazon Rainforest
Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...
. The wild mammals include, Malayan Tapir, Asian Elephant, Tiger, Sambar Deer, Bear, Guar, Banteng, Serow, Wild Boar, Pig Tailed Macaque, Langur, White handed Gibbon, Squirrel, Muntjak and Mouse Deer.
It is perhaps most famous for the Bua Phut (Rafflesia kerrii
Rafflesia kerrii
Rafflesia kerrii is a member of the genus Rafflesia. It is found in the rainforest of southern Thailand and peninsular Malaysia, with the most famous population in the Khao Sok National Park. The local Thai names are Bua Phut and Bua Tum .The red flowers have a diameter of 50–90 cm and smell...
) flower which grows within the park. In addition to its exotic flora, Khao Sok is inhabited by a wide variety of animals, including gibbon
Gibbon
Gibbons are apes in the family Hylobatidae . The family is divided into four genera based on their diploid chromosome number: Hylobates , Hoolock , Nomascus , and Symphalangus . The extinct Bunopithecus sericus is a gibbon or gibbon-like ape which, until recently, was thought to be closely related...
s and barking deer.
The 94 m high Ratchaprapha dam was built in 1982 at the Khlong Saeng River, a tributary of the Phum Duang River
Phum Duang River
The Phum Duang River is a river in Surat Thani Province, Southern Thailand, the main tributary of the Tapi River....
.
Further reading
- Thom Henley. Waterfalls & Gibbon Calls - Exploring Khao Sok National Park. ISBN 974-92749-7-0
External links
- - Underwater Village Discovered by Tech Divers
- thaibirding.com on Khao Sok National Park
- Khao Sok National Park Tour by Khaosok Discovery Co., Ltd.
http://www.khaosok.com