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Ko Kut (Thai: เกาะกูด, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ kùːt]), also known as Koh Kood, is an island in the Gulf of Thailand. The island is administered as part of the Ko Kut District in Thailand's Trat Province .
In 1952, the sub-district Ko Mak was established to cover the whole island, at that time subdivided into four villages . [1] In 1980, three villages of Ko Mak were split off to create sub-district Ko Kut. [2] On 1 April 1990, the government upgraded tambon Ko Kut together with tambon Ko Mak to a minor district (king amphoe). [3]
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Since March 2014, Vietnam has allowed all foreign tourists to visit Phú Quốc visa-free for a period of up to 30 days. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] By 2017, the government of Vietnam planned to set up a Special Administrative Region which covered Phú Quốc Island and its peripheral islets and upgrade it to a provincial city with special administration.
Historical exonyms include place names of bordering countries, namely Thailand, Laos, China, and Cambodia. During the expansion of Vietnam some place names have become Vietnamized. Consequently, as control of different places and regions has shifted among China, Vietnam, and other Southeast Asian countries, the Vietnamese names for places can ...
Ko Tao (Thai: เกาะเต่า, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ tàw], lit. ' 'Turtle Island' ') is an island in Thailand and is part of the Chumphon Archipelago on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. It covers an area of about 21 km 2 (8 sq mi). Administratively it is a subdistrict of Ko Pha-ngan District of Surat Thani Province.
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.
Khao Phing Kan (Thai: เขาพิงกัน, pronounced [kʰǎw pʰīŋ kān]) or Ko Khao Phing Kan (เกาะเขาพิงกัน, [kɔ̀ʔ kʰǎw pʰīŋ kān]), commonly known in English as James Bond Island, [1] is an island in Thailand, in Phang Nga Bay northeast of Phuket.