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'''Mu Ko Chang National Park''' ({{Lang-th|อุทยานแห่งชาติหมู่เกาะช้าง}}) is in [[Trat Province]], eastern [[Thailand]]. It spans several provincial districts.<ref name="TAT">{{cite web|title=Koh Chang National Park|url=https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/Koh-Chang-National-Park--2898|website=Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)|accessdate=1 May 2018}}</ref> It is a marine national park<ref name="Braatz1992">{{cite book|last=Braatz|first=Susan M.|title=Conserving Biological Diversity: A Strategy for Protected Areas in the Asia-Pacific Region|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6AN1_TnZkQsC&pg=PA57|accessdate=October 1, 2011|date=November 1992|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=978-0-8213-2307-6|page=57}}</ref> with an area of {{convert|650|km2}}, including more than 52 islands.<ref name="TAT"/> The most notable island within the archipelago is [[Ko Chang District|Ko Chang]]. |
'''Mu Ko Chang National Park''' ({{Lang-th|อุทยานแห่งชาติหมู่เกาะช้าง}}) is in [[Trat Province]], eastern [[Thailand]]. It spans several provincial districts.<ref name="TAT">{{cite web|title=Koh Chang National Park|url=https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/Koh-Chang-National-Park--2898|website=Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)|accessdate=1 May 2018}}</ref> It is a marine national park<ref name="Braatz1992">{{cite book|last=Braatz|first=Susan M.|title=Conserving Biological Diversity: A Strategy for Protected Areas in the Asia-Pacific Region|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6AN1_TnZkQsC&pg=PA57|accessdate=October 1, 2011|date=November 1992|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=978-0-8213-2307-6|page=57}}</ref> with an area of {{convert|650|km2}}, including more than 52 islands.<ref name="TAT"/> The most notable island within the archipelago is [[Ko Chang District|Ko Chang]]. Ko Chang covers an area of 212.947 km<sup>2</sup> and is the major island in the Mu Ko Chang National Park, which became Thailand's 45th National Park |
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in 1982.<ref name="OJoF-2013">{{cite journal|last1=Pumijumnong|first1=Nathsuda|last2=Payomrat|first2=Paramate|title=The Effective Ecological Factors and Vegetation at Koh Chang Island, Trat Province, Thailand|journal=Open Journal of Forestry|date=2013|volume=3|issue=1|pages=41-48|url=https://file.scirp.org/pdf/OJF_2013012914161062.pdf|accessdate=1 May 2018}}</ref> The park is an IUCN Category II protected area with [[coral reef]]s.<ref name="SpaldingRavilious2001">{{cite book|last1=Spalding|first1=Mark|last2=Ravilious|first2=Corinna|last3=Green|first3=Edmund Peter|title=World Atlas of Coral Reefs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LUI2fLpxIRwC&pg=PA265|accessdate=October 1, 2011|year=2001|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-23255-6|pages=265–}}</ref> |
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Ko Chang National Park islands are far from the river streams of the mainland, and so the waters around the islands, especially further south, near [[Ko Mak]] island, are very clear. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 10:52, 1 May 2018
| Mu Ko Chang National Park | |
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| อุทยานแห่งชาติหมู่เกาะช้าง | |
  Map of Thailand | |
| Location | Ko Chang District, Trat Province, Thailand |
| Coordinates | 11°58′44″N 102°22′05″E / 11.979°N 102.368°E[1] |
| Area | 650 km2 (250 sq mi) |
| Established | 1982 |
Mu Ko Chang National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติหมู่เกาะช้าง) is in Trat Province, eastern Thailand. It spans several provincial districts.[2] It is a marine national park[3] with an area of 650 square kilometres (250 sq mi), including more than 52 islands.[2] The most notable island within the archipelago is Ko Chang. Ko Chang covers an area of 212.947 km2 and is the major island in the Mu Ko Chang National Park, which became Thailand's 45th National Park in 1982.[4] The park is an IUCN Category II protected area with coral reefs.[5]
References
- ^ "Mu Ko Chang Marine National Park". protectedplanet.net.[failed verification]
- ^ a b "Koh Chang National Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Braatz, Susan M. (November 1992). Conserving Biological Diversity: A Strategy for Protected Areas in the Asia-Pacific Region. World Bank Publications. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-8213-2307-6. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ Pumijumnong, Nathsuda; Payomrat, Paramate (2013). "The Effective Ecological Factors and Vegetation at Koh Chang Island, Trat Province, Thailand" (PDF). Open Journal of Forestry. 3 (1): 41–48. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Spalding, Mark; Ravilious, Corinna; Green, Edmund Peter (2001). World Atlas of Coral Reefs. University of California Press. pp. 265–. ISBN 978-0-520-23255-6. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
External links
- Mu Ko Chang National Park National Parks of Thailand[dead link]