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The island Ko Chang occupies most of the district's land area, along with several smaller islands. With an area of 210 km 2 (81 sq mi), Ko Chang is the third-largest island in Thailand by area, after Phuket and Ko Samui. [2] The name Ko Chang means 'Elephant Island' and derives from its elephant-shaped headland.
Mu Ko Chang National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติหมู่เกาะช้าง) is in Trat Province, eastern Thailand. It spans several provincial districts. [1] It is a marine national park [2] with an area of 406,250 rai ~ 650 square kilometres (250 sq mi), [3] including 52 islands. [1] The most notable island ...
List of larger Thai islands. Eastern seaboard islands. Islands in Chanthaburi and Trat Provinces. West coast islands (Gulf of Thailand) Southern islands (Gulf of Thailand) Southern islands (Andaman Coast) Southern islands (Phang Nga Bay) Far southern islands. Islands in rivers and lakes.
Battle of Ko Chang. The Battle of Ko Chang took place on 17 January 1941 during the Franco-Thai War in which a flotilla of French warships attacked a smaller force of Thai vessels, including a coastal defence ship. The battle resulted in a tactical victory by the French Navy over the Royal Thai Navy although the strategic result is disputed.
Trat province (Thai: ตราด, pronounced [tràːt]), also spelt Trad province, is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat), and is located in the region of eastern Thailand. It borders Chanthaburi province to the northwest, and Cambodia and its provinces of Pailin, Battamabang, Pursat, and Koh Kong to its north, northeast and east.
Ranong (Thai: ระนอง [rá.nɔ̄ːŋ]. not to be confused with Rayong) is one of Thailand 's southern provinces (changwat), on the west coast along the Andaman Sea. It has the fewest inhabitants of all Thai provinces (making it the least populous of all the Thai provinces). Provinces neighboring Ranong are (clockwise) Chumphon, Surat ...
The Thai army swiftly overran Laos, but the French forces in Cambodia managed to rally and offer more resistance. [15] The naval Battle of Ko Chang, January 17, 1941. At dawn on January 16, 1941, the French launched a large counterattack on the Thai-held villages of Yang Dang Khum and Phum Preav, initiating the fiercest battle of the war.
Phuket lies off the west coast of mainland Thailand in the Andaman Sea. Phuket Island is connected by the Sarasin Bridge to Phang Nga province to the north. The next nearest province is Krabi, to the east across Phang Nga Bay. Phuket province, encompassing an area of 576 km 2 (222 sq mi), ranks as the second-smallest province in Thailand.