Ko Kham

Ko Kham (Thai: เกาะขาม) is a small island near Ko Mak, on Trat Province, Thailand.

It can be reached with a sea kayak from Ko Mak or by walking during low tide. Ko Kham has nice places to snorkel, depending on the direction of wind. Especially the south beach has a calm sea, nice sand dune, black lava rocks with shells and crabs (or crayfish or shellfish). Near rocks, you may see (or swim over) black sea urchins that have 15-30 cm radius and many thin black spines about 30-50 cm long. Locals say that the spines contain small needles and poison: if one touches the spines and gets the needles, the needle should be crushed with a rock. The poison is only irritating and not lethal. In Thai, the name is hoi men (หอยเม่น).

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Coordinates: 11°50′N 102°28′E / 11.833°N 102.467°E / 11.833; 102.467

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