Ao Phang-nga National Park

Ao Phang-nga National Park อุทยานแห่งชาติ อ่าว พังงา
Khao Ta-Pu, "James Bond Rock"
Coordinates: 8 ° 18 ′ 50.4 "  N , 98 ° 28 ′ 26.4"  E
Location:	Phang Nga , Thailand
Next city:	Phang-nga
Surface:	401 km²
Founding:	April 29, 1981
Visitors:	54,539 (2008)
Address:	Ban Tha Dan, Amphoe Mueang Phang-nga , Phang-nga , Thailand

The Ao Phang-nga National Park ( Thai : อุทยานแห่งชาติ อ่าว พังงา - Phang-nga Bay ) is a national park in the southern region of Thailand .

The 401 km² park was opened on April 29, 1981.

geography

The national park is located on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula in the counties of Mueang Phang-nga and Takua Thung in the province of Phang-nga .

About 80% of the park consists of water from the Andaman Sea , about 42 large and small islands belong to the park, such as the famous islands of Khao Phing-Kan (Thai: เขา พิง กัน , literally leaning rock ) and Khao Ta-Pu (Thai: เขา ตะปู - literally needle rock , also Ko Ta-Pu, เกาะ ตะปู - needle island ), which have become world famous as the " James Bond island ".

climate

The mean temperature is 23 ° C, with March and April being the hottest months. From November to February there is a pleasant climate for tourists. Most of the rain falls from May to October, with an annual average of 2380 mm.

Flora and fauna

The coastal areas are mostly covered with mangrove forests, mostly only bushes can stand on the craggy limestone pinnacles, but there are also species of screw trees and elegant cycads in places.

16 bird species have been spotted in the national park, including a kingfisher, the brown-winged lair and the collared lair , the Malay spint , the red swallow , the dajal thrush and a species known as the “gray wagtail”.

Most of the mammals were species of fruit bat and some species of monkeys.

In the mangrove swamps live the fiddler crab , the mudskipper , as well as a multitude of snakes and small lizards.

literature

• Vasa Sutthipibul, et al. (Ed.): National parks in Thailand. National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 2006, ISBN 974-286087-4
• Denis Gray (inter alia): National Parks of Thailand . Communications Resources Ltd., Bangkok 1991, ISBN 974-88670-9-9

Web links

Commons : Ao Phang Nga National Park  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Description of the National Park Ao Phang-nga (in English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Website of the National Park Administration ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 15, 2013