Koh
Pha Ngan Ecology
Koh Pha Ngan is situated on the north of Koh Samui
in the Gulf of Thailand. It is approximately 12
kilometers from the nearest border of Koh Samui
and 100 kilometers from the northeast of Surat Thani
province. There are six islands in Koh Pha Ngan
group; Pha Ngan, Tao, Tae Nok, Tae Nai, Ma, and
Nai Yuan.
Geography
2/3 of the Koh Pha Ngan is mountainous and covered
with dense forest. The part of the east is covered
with the series mountains with open seas until to
the mountain of Luang in Surat Thani and Nakorn Sri
Thammarat. The beautiful gulfs and beaches located
on the west side. 70% of Koh Pha Ngan is mountainous
and significant source of rivers. The important mountain
peaks are Kao Rha, 627 meters, which is the highest
peak in the north, Kao Mai Ngam, 535 meters, in the
south, Kao Tah Luang, 478 meters in the northwest,
and Kao Lad Mai Keaw, 378 meters in the east of Koh
Pha Ngan.
Climate
Koh Pha Ngan is tropical territory which is neighboring
Koh Samui. It rain almost all year long due to it
is covered with mountains. The ocean breezes has much
influenced in this area.
The southwest wind blows across the Indian Ocean and
out of the northeast the winds of the south China
Sea and the gulf of Thailand blow pass the island.
The average mean temperature of the year is about
27.2c’ (80F). It’s usually doesn’t
get any higher than 35.5c’ (96F) which happens
in May and the lowest temperature is around 24c (75F)
at the end of December or in the early January. There
is just two seasons in Koh Pha Ngan, the rainy season
and the summer season. The rainy season will start
in May and continues until January. The wind will
blow from three directions and it usually bring the
clouds and rain which is influent occurs rain in the
afternoon in each day. The summer season will starts
near the end of February and continue until April.
This time is the most pleasant time to visit Koh Pha
Ngan. Sometimes during this time there is the south
or southeast wind will bring in rain clouds which
causes the monsoon for 5-10 days during November to
January. This time is very dangerous to travel by
boat.
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