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[[File:Thai marines prepare for amphibious assault training with U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013 at Camp 130606-M-VK320-098.jpg|thumb|265px|Thai marines prepare for amphibious assault training with U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013 at Camp Samae San. 6 June 2013.]]


'''Samae-San Island (Koh Samae-San)''' is a small island in an eponymous sub-district of the [[Chonburi Province]] of [[Thailand]]. Tourist attractions on the island include fishing, swimming, diving, bicycle riding and hiking.
'''Samae San Island''' ({{lang-th|เกาะแสมสาร}}, {{RTGS|''Ko Samaesan''}}, {{IPA-th|kɔ̀ʔ sā.mɛ̌ː.sǎːn|pron}}) is a small island in [[Sattahip District]], [[Chonburi Province]] of [[Thailand]].


== Information ==
==Geography==
Samae-San Island is a Royal Project of [[Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn]] that preserves the plants and animals of the sea and island. At Samae-San Island, people can see many kinds of [[sea life]] and animals that are under protection. It also has a fishing village, Ban Samae-San, on the shore with 1,240 families. The islands are also well known for their diving areas.
Samae San Island has a length of four kilometres and its maximum width is about one kilometre. The island is thickly wooded and uninhabited. Formerly there was a fishing village on Samae San Island, but it was vacated and the island now is under the control of the [[Royal Thai Navy]]. Some 1,240 families reside in the fishing village of Ban Samae San on the mainland. Administratively the islands belong to the Samae San Sub-district of Sattahip.


===Islands===
There are four small islands around Samae-San Island: Chuang Island, Chan Island, Shark Fin Rock and Rong Khon Island. [[Chuang Island]] ([[Koh Chuang]]). It is also home to many kinds of fish, including [[spotted stingrays]], [[moray eels]], [[fusilier fish]], and [[angel fish]]. There is also a small bay at the southern-end of Chuang Island. People tend to go diving on the south-east corner of [[Chan Island]] ([[Koh Chan]]) although they can also go diving on the [[Shark Fin Rock]] and [[Rong Khon Island]]. There are many schools of fish throughout the islands such as [[yellow tail fusiliers]], [[lionfish]] and [[blue spotted stingrays]].
There are four main islands in the Samae San group. The northern cluster surrounds Samae San Island, while the southern subgroup is centered on [[Ko Chuang]]. Chuang Island has a small bay at its southern end. Hin Chalam (Shark Rock) is five kilometres to the south of the southern end of the group.<ref>[http://mapcarta.com/15559146 Mapcarta - Ko Samae San]</ref>


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== References ==
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!rowspan=1| Name !! Thai Name !! Location !! Coordinates
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|Ko Samaesan ||เกาะแสมสาร|| Main island of the group||{{coord|12.573|N|100.95|E|region:TH_type:isle_scale:1000}}
|-
|[[Ko Kham (Samaesan)|Ko Kham]] || เกาะขาม || West of Ko Samaesan ||{{coord|12.573|N|100.934|E|region:TH_type:isle_scale:1000}}
|-
|[[Ko Raet]] ||เกาะแรด|| NE of Ko Samaesan ||{{coord|12.585|N|100.964|E|region:TH_type:isle_scale:1000}}
|-
|[[Ko Chang Kluea]] || เกาะฉางเกลือ || Rock east of the group ||{{coord|12.550|N|100.971|E|region:TH_type:isle_scale:1000}}
|-
|[[Ko Chuang]] || เกาะจวง || South of Ko Samaesan ||{{coord|12.520|N|100.96|E|region:TH_type:isle_scale:1000}}
|-
|[[Ko Chan]] || เกาะจาน || East of Ko Chuang ||{{coord|12.521|N|100.970|E|region:TH_type:isle_scale:1000}}
|-
|[[Ko Rong Nang]] || เกาะโรงหนัง || NE of Ko Chuang ||{{coord|12.53437|N|100.95870|E|region:TH_type:isle_scale:1000}}
|-
|[[Ko Rong Khon]] || เกาะโรงโขน || NE of Ko Chuang ||{{coord|12.53169|N|100.95972|E|region:TH_type:isle_scale:1000}}
|-
|}


== Preservation area ==
*{{cite web|url=http://aquanautsdive.com/divetrips/pattaya-scuba-diving-sites-photos-map/pattaya-dive-sites-Samae-San-bay-islands-hardeep-koh-chang-chan-hin-challam-shark-fin-point/|title=Pattaya Dive Sites: Samae San Bay Islands (http://aquanautsdive.com/divetrips/pattaya-scuba-diving-sites-photos-map/pattaya-dive-sites-Samae-San-bay-islands-hardeep-koh-chang-chan-hin-challam-shark-fin-point/)}}
The Ko Kham Undersea Park is part of a royal project of [[Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn]] that preserves the plants and animals of the sea and island. It is home to many kinds of fish, including [[Neotrygon kuhlii|bluespotted stingrays]], [[moray eels]], [[fusilier fish]], [[Pomacanthidae|angel fish]] and [[lionfish]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tourismthailand.org/See-and-Do/Sights-and-Attractions-Detail/Koh-Kham--2749 |title=Ko Kham Undersea Park |access-date=2014-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231065611/http://www.tourismthailand.org/See-and-Do/Sights-and-Attractions-Detail/Koh-Kham--2749 |archive-date=2014-12-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Tourism==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.tourismthailand.org/See-and-Do/Sights-and-Attractions-Detail/Koh-Samae-San--6390|title=Amazing gorgeous Thailand(http://www.tourismthailand.org/See-and-Do/Sights-and-Attractions-Detail/Koh-Samae-San--6390)}}
Visitors are restricted, although tourist attractions on the island include fishing, swimming, bicycle riding and hiking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourismthailand.org/See-and-Do/Sights-and-Attractions-Detail/Koh-Samae San--6390|title=Amazing Thailand|access-date=2013-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203054059/http://www.tourismthailand.org/See-and-Do/Sights-and-Attractions-Detail/Koh-Samae San--6390|archive-date=2013-12-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> The islands are also well known for their diving areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aquanautsdive.com/divetrips/pattaya-scuba-diving-sites-photos-map/pattaya-dive-sites-Samae San-bay-islands-hardeep-koh-chang-chan-hin-challam-shark-fin-point/|title=Pattaya Dive Sites: Samae San Bay Islands|access-date=2018-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818135554/http://aquanautsdive.com/divetrips/pattaya-scuba-diving-sites-photos-map/pattaya-dive-sites-Samae San-bay-islands-hardeep-koh-chang-chan-hin-challam-shark-fin-point/|archive-date=2018-08-18|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=September 2017}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tourismthailand.org/See-and-Do/Sights-and-Attractions-Detail/Koh-Samae San--6390 |title=Koh Samae San |access-date=2013-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203054059/http://www.tourismthailand.org/See-and-Do/Sights-and-Attractions-Detail/Koh-Samae San--6390 |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since the island is within a military area, off-limits for casual tourists, booking has to be done through local travel agents.

==See also==
*[[List of islands of Thailand]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.traveltosiam.com/Sightseeing-Chonburi-Koh-Samae-San.html|title=Traver to Siam, Endless Thai Destination(http://www.traveltosiam.com/Sightseeing-Chonburi-Koh-Samae-San.html)}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.traveltosiam.com/Sightseeing-Chonburi-Koh-Samae San.html|title=Koh Samae San|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085554/http://www.traveltosiam.com/Sightseeing-Chonburi-Koh-Samae San.html|archivedate=2014-04-07}}


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[[Category:Sattahip District]]
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[[Category:Geography of Chonburi Province]]
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Revision as of 18:25, 21 May 2023

Ko Samaesan
เกาะแสมสาร
Island
Ko Samaesan is located in Thailand
Ko Samaesan
Ko Samaesan
Coordinates: 12°34′N 100°57′E / 12.567°N 100.950°E / 12.567; 100.950
CountryThailand
ProvinceChonburi Province
AmphoeSattahip
Elevation
153 m (502 ft)
Thai marines prepare for amphibious assault training with U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013 at Camp Samae San. 6 June 2013.

Samae San Island (Thai: เกาะแสมสาร, RTGS: Ko Samaesan, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ sā.mɛ̌ː.sǎːn]) is a small island in Sattahip District, Chonburi Province of Thailand.

Geography

Samae San Island has a length of four kilometres and its maximum width is about one kilometre. The island is thickly wooded and uninhabited. Formerly there was a fishing village on Samae San Island, but it was vacated and the island now is under the control of the Royal Thai Navy. Some 1,240 families reside in the fishing village of Ban Samae San on the mainland. Administratively the islands belong to the Samae San Sub-district of Sattahip.

Islands

There are four main islands in the Samae San group. The northern cluster surrounds Samae San Island, while the southern subgroup is centered on Ko Chuang. Chuang Island has a small bay at its southern end. Hin Chalam (Shark Rock) is five kilometres to the south of the southern end of the group.[1]

Name Thai Name Location Coordinates
Ko Samaesan เกาะแสมสาร Main island of the group 12°34′23″N 100°57′00″E / 12.573°N 100.95°E / 12.573; 100.95
Ko Kham เกาะขาม West of Ko Samaesan 12°34′23″N 100°56′02″E / 12.573°N 100.934°E / 12.573; 100.934
Ko Raet เกาะแรด NE of Ko Samaesan 12°35′06″N 100°57′50″E / 12.585°N 100.964°E / 12.585; 100.964
Ko Chang Kluea เกาะฉางเกลือ Rock east of the group 12°33′00″N 100°58′16″E / 12.550°N 100.971°E / 12.550; 100.971
Ko Chuang เกาะจวง South of Ko Samaesan 12°31′12″N 100°57′36″E / 12.520°N 100.96°E / 12.520; 100.96
Ko Chan เกาะจาน East of Ko Chuang 12°31′16″N 100°58′12″E / 12.521°N 100.970°E / 12.521; 100.970
Ko Rong Nang เกาะโรงหนัง NE of Ko Chuang 12°32′04″N 100°57′31″E / 12.53437°N 100.95870°E / 12.53437; 100.95870
Ko Rong Khon เกาะโรงโขน NE of Ko Chuang 12°31′54″N 100°57′35″E / 12.53169°N 100.95972°E / 12.53169; 100.95972

Preservation area

The Ko Kham Undersea Park is part of a royal project of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn that preserves the plants and animals of the sea and island. It is home to many kinds of fish, including bluespotted stingrays, moray eels, fusilier fish, angel fish and lionfish.[2]

Tourism

Visitors are restricted, although tourist attractions on the island include fishing, swimming, bicycle riding and hiking.[3] The islands are also well known for their diving areas.[4][failed verification][5] Since the island is within a military area, off-limits for casual tourists, booking has to be done through local travel agents.

See also

References

  1. ^ Mapcarta - Ko Samae San
  2. ^ "Ko Kham Undersea Park". Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  3. ^ San--6390 "Amazing Thailand". Archived from San--6390 the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-22. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
  4. ^ San-bay-islands-hardeep-koh-chang-chan-hin-challam-shark-fin-point/ "Pattaya Dive Sites: Samae San Bay Islands". Archived from San-bay-islands-hardeep-koh-chang-chan-hin-challam-shark-fin-point/ the original on 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2018-12-01. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ San--6390 "Koh Samae San". Archived from San--6390 the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-22. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
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