Medical Dictionary - Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park
 

The Medical Dictionary & Encyclopedia

 
Search Dictionary
or browse the
Medical Dictionary

Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park

View from the peak of Ko War Ta Lap
Enlarge
View from the peak of Ko War Ta Lap

Mu Ko Ang Thong is a marine national park in the Gulf of Thailand, at the shore of the Surat Thani Province. It covers 42 islands in a total area of 102 km², of which only 18 km² are land. The park was established on November 12 1980.

The name Ang Thong (Thai: อ่างทอง) means bowl of gold, while Mu Ko (หมู่เกาะ) simply means group of islands.

External links

The contents of this article are licensed from Wikipedia.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License. How to see transparent copy