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| Thailand's National Parks |
Thailand has in excess of 138 wildlife sanctuaries and National Parks.
The major locations are marked on the map and we detail 20 major
recommended eco tourism locations in the links opposite. Thailand is
home to over 15,000 species of vascular plants and 16,000 species of
animals [ of which 960 are birds, 310 are reptiles, 107 are amphibians
and 285 are mammals ]. There are in excess of 70,000 species of insects
and 1,200 species of butterflies.
This biological diversity stems from Thailand's location. It lies
between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator [ from 5.30 to 20.30
latitude North and from 97.2 to 105.3 longitude east. The total area is
more than 513,000 square kilometres [ 198,110 square miles ] and is
divided into four main regions.
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| Find all about the major Thailand National Parks & Marine National Parks in the links in the left column |
The southern Peninsula region is tropical, limestone based karst
country with tropical wet evergreen forests and coastal scenery with
coral reefs and fine beaches, the North is characterised by temperate
climate forests and the East by sandstone soils with seasonally dry
deciduous forests and savannah grasslands.
The coastal scenery is divided into two separate Seas, the Andaman
Sea on the West coast of The Ishmus of Kra and the Gulf of Thailand to
the East thereof. The total Coast line exceeds 2,600 kilometers [ 1,620
miles ].
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| Thailand black Gibbon monkey |
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