Than Sadet-Ko Pha-Ngan National Park
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Than Sadet-Ko Pha-Ngan is a national park in southern Thailand
, protecting 65.93 km² mostly on the island Pha Ngan
. The park was established on December 31st 1983, covering an area of 39.12 km²; and was enlarged to its present size on February 10 1999.
The park is named after the royal visit of Rama V, Than Sadet (lit. Royal River) who came to the island to visit the waterfall first in 1888, then returned as many as fourteen times over the next 21 years. Rama V's initials can still be seen carved in a commemorative rock near the estuary of the river where the waterfall empties into the sea at Than Sadet Bay. The river itself forms a series of waterfalls and rock pools along it's 2.5Km length, providing excellent trekking possibilities for the experienced. Several other Thai Monarchs have visited the site including the current King Rama IV.
Khao Ra is both the highest elevation of the park as well as of the whole island Pha Ngan, peaking at 727 above sealevel.
In addition to the forest on Pha Ngan itself, the park also includes several small islands north of Pha Ngan, including Wao and Hin Bai archipelago.
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...
, protecting 65.93 km² mostly on the island Pha Ngan
Ko Pha Ngan
Ko Pha Ngan is an island in the Gulf of Thailand in South East Thailand. It is famous for its full moon party at Haad Rin Beach and as a backpackers destination. Ko Pha Ngan has two sister islands: the larger Ko Samui to the south and the smaller Ko Tao to the north.* Area: about 168 km²*...
. The park was established on December 31st 1983, covering an area of 39.12 km²; and was enlarged to its present size on February 10 1999.
The park is named after the royal visit of Rama V, Than Sadet (lit. Royal River) who came to the island to visit the waterfall first in 1888, then returned as many as fourteen times over the next 21 years. Rama V's initials can still be seen carved in a commemorative rock near the estuary of the river where the waterfall empties into the sea at Than Sadet Bay. The river itself forms a series of waterfalls and rock pools along it's 2.5Km length, providing excellent trekking possibilities for the experienced. Several other Thai Monarchs have visited the site including the current King Rama IV.
Khao Ra is both the highest elevation of the park as well as of the whole island Pha Ngan, peaking at 727 above sealevel.
In addition to the forest on Pha Ngan itself, the park also includes several small islands north of Pha Ngan, including Wao and Hin Bai archipelago.