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Khao Sam Roi Yot was probably where King Mongkut hosted European guests on 18 August 1868 to observe a total solar eclipse. The king was interested in astronomy and had calculated the date and location of the eclipse himself. His calculations proved better—by about two seconds—than those of French astronomers, who acknowledged his accuracy.
The Phraya Nakhon cave (Thai: ถ้ำพระยานคร, romanized: Tham Phraya Nakhon) is a cave in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand. [1] It features the royal Kuha Karuhas Pavilion, illuminated by natural sunlight through a large skylight.
The first national park was Khao Yai in 1961, when the National Park Act B.E. 2504 was passed. The first marine park was Khao Sam Roi Yot, established in 1966. In 1993 the administration of the national parks was split into two divisions, one for the terrestrial and one for the Marine National Park Division (MNPD). [3]
Throughout Thailand there are also local folk stories connected with particular geographic features, such as the story of Doi Nang Non (ดอยนางนอน), the "Mountain of the Sleeping Lady" and the legend about the formation of Khao Sam Roi Yot mountains and islands. [12]
The minor district (king amphoe) Sam Roi Yot was created on 1 April 1995 by splitting tambons Rai Kao, Sila Loi, and Sam Roi Yot from Pran Buri district. [1] On 7 September 1995 tambon Sala Lai was created by splitting off six mubans from Rai Kao. [2] On 1 January 1996 the subdistrict Rai Mai was reassigned from Kui Buri district to the minor ...
Queen Sirikit's Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex includes Thap Lan and five other related areas: Khao Yai National Park, Pang Sida National Park, Ta Phraya National Park, Phra Phuttha Chai National Park, and Dongyai Wildlife Sanctuary. [5] While elephant hunting is common in the Dangrek Range, elephants are better protected in Thap Lan.
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