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Ko Samet is part of the Phe (Thai: เพ) Subdistrict of the Amphoe Mueang Rayong (Thai: เมืองระยอง, the capital district, or Amphoe Mueang), of Rayong Province. Ko Samet is the largest and westernmost of a cluster of islands not far from the coast. Ko Samet measures 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) from north to south.
In 1981, the Royal Forest Department declared the archipelago of Ko Samet, along with nine other small islands, the headland of Khao Laem Ya, and the 11 kilometre Mae Rampeung Beach to be a national park, and thus these areas are under the jurisdiction of the national parks department. In August 2013 more than 500 national park officials were ...
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาสามร้อยยอด, RTGS: Utthayan Haeng Chat Khao Sam Roi Yot, pronounced [ʔùt.tʰā.jāːn hɛ̀ŋ tɕʰâːt kʰǎw sǎːm rɔ́ːj jɔ̂ːt]) is a marine national park in Kui Buri District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand. [2]
For example, Ko Mak may be seen as Koh Mak, Koh Maak or even Koh Mark. This list gives precedence to the Royal Thai General System of Transcription favored by the Government of Thailand, for the English-based Thai transcription is now becoming obsolete.
Ko Samet is a popular tourist island, not far from Bangkok, 10 km (6.2 mi) off the coast of Ban Phe', Rayong. Concerns have been growing about the oil spill and the inconsistent information released. Ko Samet is close to Rayong and Map Ta Phut, and they have had a long history of environmental problems since they opened in 1990.
A Florida-bound flight crew witnessed strange orbs glowing and darting around in the night sky while flying over the Bahamas at high altitude, according to a report.
Chuk Samet railway station is a railway station located in Sattahip Subdistrict, Sattahip District, Chon Buri. It is a class 1 railway station located 195.00 km from Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) railway station. It is the railway station located closest to Sattahip town and serves Sattahip Naval Base, including HTMS Chakri Naruebet.
The world's first known amphibious centipede, Scolopendra cataracta, was discovered on a stream bank near the national park in 2001. [3] Khao Sok on the part of the Ratchaprapha Dam is also the last natural habitat in Thailand of the Asian arowana, an endangered living fossil fish. [4] [better source needed]