Erawan National Park
Erawan National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติเอราวัณ) is a 550 km2 park in western Thailand in the Tenasserim Hills of Kanchanaburi Province, Amphoe Si Sawat in tambon Tha Kradan. Founded in 1975, it was Thailand's 12th national park.
Erawan National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
![]() Erawan Waterfall | |
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Location | Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
Nearest city | Kanchanaburi |
Coordinates | 14°23′N 99°07′E |
Area | 550 km² |
Established | 1975 |
Governing body | Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) |
Features
The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after the erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. The seven-tiered falls are said to resemble the erawan.[1]
There are four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Bahdan, and Phartat.[2] Rising northeast of the waterfall area there is a breast-shaped hill named Khao Nom Nang.[3]
References
- Elliot, Stephan; Cubitt, Gerald (2001). THE NATIONAL PARKS and other Wild Places of THAILAND. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. pp. 32–35. ISBN 9781859748862.
- Erawan National Park Archived December 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- Roadway Thailand Atlas, Groovy Map Co., Ltd. © 4/2010
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