Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park
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Mu Ko Ang Thong is a marine national park in the Gulf of Thailand
, at the shore of the Surat Thani Province
. It covers 42 islands in a total area of 102 km², of which only 18 km² are land. The park was established on November 12, 1980.
The name Ang Thong (Thai: อ่างทอง) means bowl of gold, while Mu Ko (หมู่เกาะ) simply means group of islands.
Since 2002 the park is also registered as Ramsar
site number 1184.
Image:Ang Thong from View Point.jpg|Panorama of Ang Thong National Park from the view point of Ko Wua Talab
Image:Ko Mae Ko - Ang Thong.jpg|Panorama of a beach of Ko Mae Ko
Image:Ko Wua Talab beach - Ang Thong.jpg|Panorama of a beach of Ko Wua Talab
Image:Laguna of Ang Thong.jpg|Panorama of The laguna of Ang Thong on Ko Mae Ko
Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand , also known in to Malays as Teluk Siam literally meant Gulf of Siam, is a shallow arm of the South China Sea.-Geography:...
, at the shore of the 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 ....
. It covers 42 islands in a total area of 102 km², of which only 18 km² are land. The park was established on November 12, 1980.
The name Ang Thong (Thai: อ่างทอง) means bowl of gold, while Mu Ko (หมู่เกาะ) simply means group of islands.
Since 2002 the park is also registered as Ramsar
Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i.e., to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural,...
site number 1184.
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Image:Ang Thong from View Point.jpg|Panorama of Ang Thong National Park from the view point of Ko Wua Talab
Image:Ko Mae Ko - Ang Thong.jpg|Panorama of a beach of Ko Mae Ko
Image:Ko Wua Talab beach - Ang Thong.jpg|Panorama of a beach of Ko Wua Talab
Image:Laguna of Ang Thong.jpg|Panorama of The laguna of Ang Thong on Ko Mae Ko