Koh Phangan Information
 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 D ecember
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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