Kho Similan or Similan island, Phang-Nga province Thailand
Kho Similan National Park: The world class island; approximately 60 miles northwest of Phuket in the Andaman Sea, the Similan group covers 51 square miles and consists of nine small islands, the name being derived from the Malay word sembilan, meaning 'nine'. Designated a national park in 1982, the islands have long been uninhabited except for Sea Gypsies who come to fish the rich coral reefs surrounding them. The Similans have cover two hundred species of hard coral, hundreds of colorful fish and other sea creatures such as huge sea fans and barrel sponges, manta rays and whale sharks. Sea turtles come to lay their eggs on some of the beaches, and wild life on land includes macaques, langurs, bats and about thirty species of birds. This is one of my favourite islands!!!
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