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PHUKET

is the largest island in Thailand with an area of nearly 540 km², located in the Adaman Sea in southern Thailand. The island is mostly mountainous with a mountain range on the west side of the island from north to south. Phuket is bordered to the north by the Mergui Islands of Myanmar, to the west by the Andaman Islands of India. This vast coastline with hundreds of large and small islands, countless peaks, cliffs, caves is waiting for the exploration and discovery of visitors.

Although some recent geographical studies refer to parts of the Tenasserim Hills in the isthmus as the “Phuket Range”, these names are not found in classical geographical sources. In addition, the relatively recent Phuket name has previously been named Jung Ceylon and Thalang. The island is largely mountainous with a mountain range on the west side of the island running from north to south. The mountains of Phuket form the southern part of the Phuket mountain range 440 km from the isthmus of Kra. The highest point of the island is Mai Thao Sip Song (Twelve Canes), 529 m above sea level. However, it has been reported by barometric pressure studies that there is an even higher elevation (no clear name), at 542 meters above sea level, in the Kamala hills behind. Kathu waterfall. Phuket is about 863 kilometers (536 mi) south of the capital Bangkok and covers an area of 543 square kilometers (210 sq mi) excluding islets. It is estimated that Phuket would have a total area of about 576 square kilometers (222 sq mi) if all of its outlying islands were included. 70% of Phuket’s area is covered by mountains stretching from north to south. The remaining 30 percent are plains in the central and eastern parts of the island. It has a total of nine streams and creeks, but without any major rivers.

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