This is a list of islands of Thailand .
Thailand has hundreds of islands both in the Gulf of Thailand and in the Andaman Sea. The islands of the central Gulf of Thailand are mostly located near the coast. Formerly most of the islands in Thailand were uninhabited, but in recent times many have been developed for tourism.
Some of the island groups in Thailand come in clusters of numerous individual islands: Phang Nga Bay has 67, the Mu Ko Chang National Park has 52, Tarutao National Marine Park has 51, and Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park has 42.
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To help in using search engines, the list also contains alternative names (used on some maps) either in the "Alternate spellings" column, or in parentheses.
Name | Thai Name | Alternative spellings | Province | Island Chain, Group, Archipelago | Coordinates |
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Ko Hin Muang | เกาะหินม่วง | Krabi | |||
Ko Hin Daeng | เกาะหินแดง | Krabi | |||
Ko Rok Nok | เกาะรอกนอก | Krabi | |||
Ko Rok Nai | เกาะรอกใน | Krabi | |||
Ko Ngai | เกาะไหง | Krabi | 7.414811° 99.154858° | ||
Ko Kradan | เกาะกระดาน | Trang | 7.308577° 99.255441° | ||
Ko Muk | เกาะมุก | Koh Mook | Trang | 7.373312° 99.295516° | |
Ko Racha Yai | เกาะราชาใหญ่ | Koh Racha | Phuket | 7.598466° 98.366353° | |
Ko Sukhon | เกาะสุกร | Trang | |||
Ko Libong | เกาะลิบง | Ko Talibong | Trang | ||
Ko Saray | เกาะสาหร่าย | Satun | |||
Ko Lao Liang | Trang | ||||
Ko Bulon | Satun | ||||
Ko Don | Satun | ||||
Ko Tarutao | เกาะตะรุเตา | Satun | Tarutao - Tarutao Archipelago | ||
Ko Klang (Satun) | เกาะกลาง | Satun | Tarutao - Tarutao Archipelago | ||
Ko Lek | เกาะเหล็ก | Satun | Tarutao - Tarutao Archipelago | ||
Ko Adang | เกาะอาดัง | Satun | Tarutao - Adang-Rawi Archipelago | ||
Ko Rawi | เกาะราวี | Satun | Tarutao - Adang-Rawi Archipelago | ||
Ko Lipe | เกาะหลีเป๊ะ | Ko Lipeh | Satun | Tarutao - Adang-Rawi Archipelago | |
Ko Dong | เกาะดง | Satun | Tarutao - Adang-Rawi Archipelago | ||
Name | Thai Name | Alternative spellings | Province | River, Lake | Coordinates |
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Ko Lamphu | เกาะลำพู | Surat Thani Province | Tapi River | 9°08′06″N99°18′04″E / 09.135°N 99.301°E | |
Ko Lamphu Rai | เกาะลำพูราย | Trat | Trat River mouth | 12°12′00″N102°34′59″E / 12.2°N 102.583°E | |
Ko Kret | เกาะเกร็ด | Nonthaburi | Chao Phraya River |
Phang Nga is one of the southern provinces (Changwat) of Thailand, on the shore of the Andaman Sea to the west and Phang Nga Bay to the south. Neighbouring provinces, from north and moving clockwise, are Ranong, Surat Thani, and Krabi. Towards the south of Phang Nga is the Phuket province, connected by the Sarasin Bridge.
Trat province, also spelt Trad province, is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat), and is located in the region of eastern Thailand. It borders Chanthaburi province to the northwest, and Cambodia and its provinces of Pailin, Battamabang, Pursat, and Koh Kong to its north, northeast and east. To the south, it borders the Gulf of Thailand and Pacific Ocean. In Thailand, it is the 15th smallest province at 2,819 km2 (1,088 sq mi) and 4th least populated province at 229,958 in 2019. Its capital is Trat town.
The Phi Phi Islands are an island group in Thailand between the large island of Phuket and the Straits of Malacca coast of Thailand. The islands are administratively part of Krabi Province. Ko Phi Phi Don is the largest and most populated island of the group, although the beaches of the second largest island, Ko Phi Phi Le are visited by many people as well. The rest of the islands in the group, including Bida Nok, Bida Nai, and Ko Mai Phai, are not much more than large limestone rocks jutting out of the sea. The islands are reachable by ferries, speedboats or long-tail boats, most often from Krabi town or from ports in Phuket Province.
Ko Mak is a small island of Trat province, Thailand. It is a subdistrict (tambon) of Ko Kut district. The island is named after the areca nut (หมาก), also known as the "betel nut".
Mu Ko Ang Thong is a marine national park in the Gulf of Thailand in Surat Thani Province. It covers 42 islands in a total area of 63,750 rai ~ 102 square kilometres (39 sq mi), of which about 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) are land and the rest is water. The park was established on 12 November 1980. The northern tip of Ko Phaluai is also part of the marine park. There is a ranger station, bungalows, a shop, and a restaurant at Ao Phi Beach on Ko Wua Talap.
The Surin Islands is a continental archipelago of five islands in the Andaman Sea, 55 kilometres (34 mi) from the Thai mainland. Administratively, the islands are part of Tambon Ko Phra Thong, Khura Buri district, in Phang Nga province, Thailand.
Mu Ko Phetra is a marine national park in the Strait of Malacca off Thailand, covering mostly intact coastal line, open water, and about 30 islands of the southern part of Trang Province and the northern part of Satun Province. Established on 31 December 1984, it is the 49th national park and 14th marine national park of Thailand.
The Similan Islands is a continental archipelago in the Andaman Sea off the coast of, and part of, Phang Nga Province in southern Thailand. It is the maritime border between India and Thailand. It was established as Mu Ko Similan National Park in 1982 after a one-year assessment by the forestry department.
Tarutao National Park consists of 51 islands in the Strait of Malacca, off the coast of Satun Province of southern Thailand. The Tarutao National Park consists of two island groups: Tarutao and Adang-Rawi, which are scattered from 20 to 70 kilometres' distance from the south-westernmost point of mainland Thailand. The park covers an area of 931,250 rai ~ 1,490 square kilometres (580 sq mi) of which 1,260 square kilometres (490 sq mi) ocean and 230 square kilometres (89 sq mi) island. The southernmost end of the park lies on the border with Malaysia, just north of Langkawi. Tarutao became Thailand's second marine national park on 19 April 1974. The coastal Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park had been designated in 1966.
Khura Buri is a district (amphoe) in Phang Nga province in the south of Thailand.
Khao Phing Kan or Ko Khao Phing Kan, commonly known in English as James Bond Island, is an island in Thailand, in Phang Nga Bay northeast of Phuket. About 40 metres (130 ft) from the shores of Khao Phing Kan lies a 20-metre (66 ft) tall islet called Ko Ta Pu or Ko Tapu.
Ko Phra Thong is an island in Khura Buri District, Phang Nga Province, southern Thailand on the Andaman Sea. It has an area of 88 square kilometres (34 sq mi) and is separated from the mainland by a seven-metre-deep (23 ft) canal. The nearest town is Khura Buri, on the mainland about 10 km (6.2 mi) east.
Ko Lipe is a small island in the Adang-Rawi Archipelago of the Strait of Malacca, in Satun Province of southwest Thailand, close to the Malaysian border. Its Thai name, the corrupted form of the original Malay name, Pulau Nipis is transliterated in many different ways into English. The most common names are "Koh Lipe", "Koh Lipeh", "Ko Lipey", and "Ko Lipe".
Ko Lan is one of the eastern seaboard islands of Thailand. Ko Lan lies 7.5 km from the nearest shore, Pattaya. "Ko Lan" is the name of the island in the Royal Thai General System of Transcription. It is also known as "Koh Larn" and "Ko Laan".
Ko Phai is the largest island in Mu Ko Phai (หมู่เกาะไผ่), a small uninhabited archipelago on the eastern seaboard of Thailand. It is about 21 km to the west of Pattaya. It is also known as "Koh Pai". It is also mentioned as "Bamboo Island", the meaning of its name in Thai, in tourist guides.
Ko Nom Sao are twin islands in Phang Nga Bay, and are part of the Ko Panyi (เกาะปันหยี) subdistrict (tambon), Phang Nga Province, Thailand.
Ko Wai is a small island in Ko Chang Archipelago, Trat Province, eastern Thailand.
Ko Phaluai is the biggest island in the Mu Ko Ang Thong island group. It is inhabited by sea-gypsies who still earn a living from fishing.
Ko Libong (เกาะลิบง) is one of 550 islands in the Andaman Sea. Lying off the coast of Thailand, it is a sub-district of Kantang District, Trang Procince, which includes Mu Ko Libong Archipelago and a small section of the shoreline near Kantang.