Ko Khram

Ko Khram
เกาะคราม
Island
View of a beach on Ko Khram
Ko Khram
Coordinates: 12°42′N 100°47′E / 12.700°N 100.783°E / 12.700; 100.783[1]
Country Thailand
Province Chonburi Province
Amphoe Sattahip
Elevation[2] 219 m (719 ft)
A part of Ko Khram's shore and adjacent islets during a combined amphibious landing force exercise (CALFEX).

Ko Khram (เกาะคราม), also known as Ko Khram Yai, is an island in Bangkok Bay located about 24 km to the SSW of Pattaya. It is the largest of the eastern seaboard islands of Thailand and the largest island in the bay.

Geography

Ko Khram is thickly wooded and uninhabited. It has a length of 5.7 km and its maximum width is about 4 km. The island's coast is formed by rocky cliffs[3] with white sandy beaches in between.

This island marks the southeasternmost point of the Bay of Bangkok, on the east side of the Gulf of Siam. Administratively Ko Khram belongs to Amphoe Sattahip, Chonburi Province.

Ko Khram is separated from the shore by a 3.4 km wide sound. Both this island and the smaller islands and islets surrounding it, as well as the adjacent coast, are a military area belonging to the Royal Thai Navy base at Sattahip and are off limits for tourists.[4] The island beaches are designated as sea turtle conservation areas.[5]

Adjacent islands

Other islands of the Ko Khram group include the following, among some minor rocks and islets:

NameThai NameLocationCoordinates
Ko Khram Noiเกาะครามน้อย0.75 km north of Ko Khram's NE point12°43′37″N 100°47′53″E / 12.727°N 100.798°E / 12.727; 100.798
Ko I Raเกาะอีร้า2.5 km southeast of Ko Khram's SE shore12°40′34″N 100°49′23″E / 12.676°N 100.823°E / 12.676; 100.823[6]
Ko Klet Kaeoเกาะเกล็ดแก้ว6.5 km northeast of Ko Khram's NE point,
close to the mainland shore		12°45′40″N 100°50′42″E / 12.761°N 100.845°E / 12.761; 100.845[7]
  • Not part of the group, Ko Rin (เกาะริน) is an island farther offshore, 11 km to the NW of Ko Khram's northernmost point.

See also

References

  1. ↑ GoogleEarth
  2. ↑ GoogleEarth
  3. ↑ Khram Yai Island
  4. ↑ Hydrographic Service of the Royal Thai Navy, Chart 142
  5. ↑ Sea turtle conservation area - Ko Khram Yai
  6. ↑ Ko I Ra (Island) - เกาะอีร้า
  7. ↑ เกาะเกล็ดแก้ว (Ko Klet Kaeo) Island - Wikimapia
  • Media related to Ko Khram at Wikimedia Commons
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