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Similan Islands

Islands and Archipelagos

The Similan Islands are a continental archipelago in the Andaman Sea off Phang Nga Province in southern Thailand, marking the maritime border between India and Thailand. The islands were established as Mu Ko Similan National Park in 1982 following a one-year assessment by the Thai forestry department. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Similan Islands
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Thailand, found in there.
Sources
1. Similan Islands (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Similan Islands (Thai: หมู่เกาะสิมิลัน, RTGS: Mu Ko Similan, Thai pronunciation: [mùː kɔ̀ʔ si.mi.lan], Malay: Kepulauan Sembilan) is a continental archipelago in the Andaman Sea off the coast of, and part of, Phang Nga Province in southern Thailand.
  • Entity description, protection designation
    order between India and Thailand. The islands were established as Mu Ko Similan National Park in 1982 following a one-year assessment by the Thai forestry department.
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Wikidata: Similan Islands
Wikidata Q1371403, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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