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The origin of the name "Khao Sam Roi Yot" is undetermined. Local lore has it that it means 'mountain with 300 peaks', [2] [6] or the range had been an island where 300 survivors from a sinking Chinese junk sought refuge, or the range was named after a local plant called sam roi yot. [4]
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 .
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. [1] [4] [5] Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park
Khao Laem Ya–Mu Ko Samet National Park – Marine protected area of Thailand, 1981, 131 km 2 (51 sq mi). IUCN Category II. [11] Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park – Marine national park in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand, 1966, 98.08 km 2 (37.87 sq mi). IUCN Category II. [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 ...