Phang Nga Bay อ่าวพังงา

Phangnga Bay (13 July, 2004)


Phang Nga Bay อ่าวพังงา (GPS: 8.24455, 98.5635) is an island-studded bay in southern Thailand. Located within Phangnga Province, the bay is characterized by several fault lines, the most apparent being the Klong Marui Fault. Within the bay are massive karst outcrops that extend southward into Phang Nga Bay, where they jut out of the sea as towering limestone islets. Many of these karst islands have almost vertical cliffs. The bay itself slopes southwards and composed of large and small tidal channels fed by the rivers.

Mangrove forests cover much of Phang Nga Bay and provide a habitat for gibbons, monkeys, otters, dolphin, terrapin, 120 species of birds including the little heron and the Pacific reef egret, 24 species of fish, 14 species of shrimp, 15 species of crabs, and a wealth of plankton. On 29 April 1981, Phangnga Bay was given to national park status, Phangnga Bay National Park.

Getting there

Phang Nga Bay is best explored through an ecological tour package which can be arranged with a responsible tour agent in Phuket. There are day trips, some including kayaking expeditions, that enter Phang Nga Bay either directly from Phuket or via Phang Nga Province mainland.

Map of Phangnga Bay

Sights in Phangnga Bay

Phangnga Bay is on the map of Phangnga Province

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