Ko Phra Thong
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Koh Phra Thong is an island in Khura Buri district
, Phang Nga Province
, southern Thailand
in the Andaman Sea
. It has an area of 88 km² and is separated from the mainland by a 7 metres deep canal. It is located off the west coast of Thailand and the closest town is the port town of Khura Burui, situated on the mainland about 10 km east.
Koh Phra Thong is the middle link in a chain of three islands. It is largely flat with expanses of inland savannah. It has long uninhabited beaches, fringed by coconut palms.
To the north is Koh Ra. It is long, mountainous and covered in ancient rainforest. This terrain is quite inhospitable to humans but does house a large number of animal species.
To the south is Koh Kho Khao which is similar to Koh Phra Tong.
The island is part of the Mu Koh Ra - Koh Phra Thong National Park, established in 2001.
Amphoe Khura Buri
Khura Buri is a district in the province Phang Nga in the south of Thailand.-Geography:The district is located at the coast to the Andaman Sea as the northernmost district of Phang Nga Province...
, Phang Nga Province
Phang Nga Province
Phang Nga is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, on the shore to the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are Ranong, Surat Thani and Krabi. To the south is the Phuket province, but without land boundary to Phang Nga....
, southern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
in the Andaman Sea
Andaman Sea
The Andaman Sea or Burma Sea is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Burma, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands, India; it is part of the Indian Ocean....
. It has an area of 88 km² and is separated from the mainland by a 7 metres deep canal. It is located off the west coast of Thailand and the closest town is the port town of Khura Burui, situated on the mainland about 10 km east.
Koh Phra Thong is the middle link in a chain of three islands. It is largely flat with expanses of inland savannah. It has long uninhabited beaches, fringed by coconut palms.
To the north is Koh Ra. It is long, mountainous and covered in ancient rainforest. This terrain is quite inhospitable to humans but does house a large number of animal species.
To the south is Koh Kho Khao which is similar to Koh Phra Tong.
The island is part of the Mu Koh Ra - Koh Phra Thong National Park, established in 2001.