Sattahip Bay (, , ) is a

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in the east side of the

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or Gulf of Thailand. It is in Sattahip District, Chonburi Province,

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History

Prince

Abhakara Kiartivongse Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartivongse, Prince of Chumphon Province, Chumphon (19 December 1880 – 19 May 1923) (, , full title: ), was the 28th child of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). He was commonly revered as "The Father of the Royal Thai Navy, ...

(1880–1923), son of King Chulalongkorn, inspected Sattahip Bay in 1922 and saw that it was an ideal place to establish a naval base. Subsequently, he offered royal land in Sattahip in order to build the present-day naval facilities. Sattahip Bay is the part of the Sattahip Naval Base area, the largest base of the

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. Occasionally Sattahip Bay is invaded by

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Geography

Sattahip Bay lies at the south end of Chonburi Province. It is open towards the southwest and is bound by

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rock formations forming peninsulas to the west over Laem Chalak and to the southeast at Khao Chong Khaep.Ko Phra Noi - Mapcarta
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Islands

There are several islands in the bay area, the largest being Ko Tao Mo, towards the western end of the mouth of the bay. Smaller Ko I Lao is the island further off-shore.Hydrographic Service of the

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Sattahip Bay view
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History

Geography

Islands

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