Ko Kham

Ko Kham (Thai: เกาะขาม) is a small island near Ko Mak, in 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 calm sea, a 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 (6–12 in) radius and many thin black spines about 30–50 cm (12–20 in) long. Locals say that the spines contain small needles and poison: if one touches the spines and is stuck by a needle, the needle should be crushed with a rock. The poison is only irritating and not lethal. In Thai, the name is hoi men (หอยเม่น).

Koh Kham underwater Park is an island in the Northeastern gulf of Thailand in Trat province. It is located to the west of Koh Samae San and 9 km to the south of Sattahip District. Its physical shape looks like H alphabet with the area of 16 yards. It has 2 main coastal beach there is one in the north of the island which has a delicate sand appropriate for swimming and recreational activities and another one in the south of the island that has rough sand , a lot of irregular shaped rocks appropriate for taking a photo. [1] Koh Kham became one of the conserved islands governed by Department of Civil Affairs, First Naval Area Command in 2009 when Koh Kham underwater park was found. The prominent point of Koh Kham besides beautiful scenery and resources is that it is the first place where polluted corals from nearby islands are transferred for curing and conserving them processing by First Naval Area Command and also collaborating with Department of marine science Chulalongkorn University, Kasetsart University and Burapha University. [2] The survey results show that many corals recover from pollution and grow naturally as usual. Many tourists and researchers visit Koh Kham to enjoy their vacation and to discover about marine ecosystem. [1] http://www.kohkham.com/index.php/knowledge/knowledge-of- sea.html [2]http://www.kohkham.com/index.php/tourist-guide/menu- kohkham-history.html

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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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