Koh Kong (island)

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Koh Kong
Waters Gulf of Thailand
Geographical location 11 ° 20 ′  N , 103 ° 1 ′  E Coordinates: 11 ° 20 ′  N , 103 ° 1 ′  E
Koh Kong (island) (Cambodia)
Koh Kong (island)
length 20 km

Koh Kong (pronunciation in IPA : [ kaːo̯h koŋ ]; Thai Kaôh Kŏng ; Khmer កោះកុង ; German  " Island Kong " ) is an island in western Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand near the border with Thailand .

The mangrove forests on the coast near Koh Kong have now been largely replaced by environmentally harmful shrimp farms .