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Khao Lak (Thai: เขาหลัก, pronounced [kʰǎw làk]) is a small village in Phang Nga province, located South of the main mountain.Tour operators like to use the popular name as location for a series of other villages, now tourist-oriented, mainly in the Takua Pa District of Phang Nga Province, Thailand.
On 30 August 1991, Khao Lak–Lam Ru became Thailand's 66th national park. [4] The December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused high casualties in Khao Lak. Due to its location and shoreline terrain, the area suffered the worst of any area in Thailand, with over 4,000 deaths.
Map showing the provinces of Thailand affected. Thailand was one of the 14 countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004. It left behind unprecedented damage and destruction in six provinces of Thailand, impacting 407 villages, completely destroying 47 of them, including prominent tourist resorts like Khao Lak.
The southern part of the district contains Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park, which includes the beach resorts of Khao Lak, devastated by the tsunami resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Neighboring districts are Khura Buri to the north, Phanom of Surat Thani province, Kapong to the east, and Thai Mueang to the south.
Empty beach in Khao Lak–Lam Ru National Park, Andaman Sea, Phang Nga Province, Thailand. Русский: Андаманское море. Национальный парк Као Лак-Лам Ру, Пханг Нга, Таиланд.
Thailand was once a sanctuary for leatherback turtles. Monitoring between 2003–2013 at Thai Mueang Beach found turtles laid 2,678 eggs there and 1,574, or 58.7 percent survived. The species is disappearing. Irresponsible trawler fishing is one of the factors to blame. Property development on the beach has kept the turtles away.
Access to the park is typically through day trips using speedboats from Khao Lak and Khura Buri Pier, or via multi-day cruises. Visitors can pay the entrance fee at several locations, including the Surin Islands Visitor Center in Khura Buri, the park's headquarters at Chong Kaad Bay on Ko Surin Nuea, or directly to staff at Richelieu Rock.
Ko Similan over Ao (bay) Kuerk Map including the Similan Islands (DMA, 1989) The islands are at 8°39′09″N 97°38′27″E / 8.65250°N 97.64083°E / 8.65250; 97 The park is an archipelago consisting of 11 islands, occupying an area of 87,500 rai ~ 140 square kilometres (54 sq mi) [ 6 ] with a land area of about 26 square ...