Prachuap Bay (, , ) is a
bay
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in the west side of the Gulf of Siam or
Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand (), historically known as the Gulf of Siam (), is a shallow inlet adjacent to the southwestern South China Sea, bounded between the southwestern shores of the Indochinese Peninsula and the northern half of the Malay Peninsula. ...
. It lies off
Prachuap Khiri Khan town,
Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
Prachuap Khiri Khan (, ) is one of the western Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It is in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula, some south of Bangkok. Neighboring provinces include Phetchaburi province, Phetchabu ...
.
Geography
Prachuap Bay lies north of
Ao Manao
Ao Manao (, ), meaning " Lime Bay", is a bay in the west side of the Gulf of Thailand. It is five kilometres to the south of Prachuap Khiri Khan in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province.
Geography
The bay lies south of Prachuap Bay. It is open towards th ...
and south of
Ao Noi. It is open towards the east and is bound by steep
limestone
Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...
outcrops forming peninsulas to the north, at
Khao Ta Mong Lai and to the south at
Khao Lom Muak. There are four islands in the bay area,
Ko Lak,
Ko La, and
Ko Rom towards the southern end of the mouth of the bay, and larger
Ko Raet further off-shore.
[Hydrographic Service of the ]Royal Thai Navy
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Ko Lak Island in Prachuap Bay was the historic center of administration of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province and its silhouette appears on the
provincial seal.
See also
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West Coast Islands (Gulf of Thailand)
References
External links
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Bays of Thailand
Gulf of Thailand
Geography of Prachuap Khiri Khan province
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