Phnom Samkos ( km, ភ្នំសំកុស; Samkos Mountain) is the second-highest peak in Cambodia, located in the western
Cardamom Mountains
The Cardamom Mountains ( km, ជួរភ្នំក្រវាញ, ; th, ทิวเขาบรรทัด, ), or the Krâvanh Mountains, is a mountain range in the south west of Cambodia and Eastern Thailand. The majority of the rang ...
at
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as '' orthometric heights''.
The ...
. It is situated within the
Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, which takes its name from the mountain, and the
Central Cardamom Protected Forest
The Central Cardamom Mountains National Park is a protected area in the central parts of Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains, covering . It was established in 1999 as a protected forest under management by the Forestry Administration, and in 2016 the M ...
. The elevation and surrounding forest basin support a large variety of rare
flora
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and
fauna
Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is '' funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as ''biota''. Zoo ...
.
See also
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Wildlife of Cambodia
The wildlife of Cambodia is very diverse with at least 162 mammal species, 600 bird species, 176 reptile species (including 89 subspecies), 900 freshwater fish species, 670 invertebrate species, and more than 3000 plant species. A single protecte ...
References
Mountains of Cambodia
Cardamom Mountains
Geography of Pursat province
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