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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.
Phraya Nakhon Cave is in a forested mountainous area near Laem Sala Beach, in the Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, southern Thailand. [1] The cave is accessed by boat and a walk of 430 meters to the cave.
Khao Chamao–Khao Wong National Park; Khao Khitchakut National Park; Khao Laem National Park; Khao Sip Ha Chan National Park; Khuean Srinagarindra National Park; Khun Phra Wo National Park; Kui Buri National Park; Lam Khlong Ngu National Park; Namtok Chet Sao Noi National Park [5] Namtok Huai Yang National Park; Namtok Khlong Kaeo National Park
[2] 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]
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The dignitaries viewed it from an observation point in the marshes near Sam Roi Yot. He contracted malaria , of which he died on 1 October. In the reign of King Rama II , a new city was established at the mouth of the I Rom Canal known as Muang Bang Nang Rom. Prachuap became a seaside resort during the reign of King Rama V .
Neighboring districts are Hua Hin to the north and Sam Roi Yot to the south. To the west is the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar, to the east the Gulf of Thailand. The main water resource of the district is the Pran Buri River. The mangrove forest at the mouth of the river to the gulf of Thailand is protected as the Pran Buri Forest Park.
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