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Similan Islands
The Similan Islands lie approximately 75 miles northwest of Phuket in the Andaman Sea. In 1982, this 128 square kilometers area was declared a marine national park, and in recent years this group of nine small islands (Similan is derived from the Malay sembilan, and means nine) has become one of the leading attractions for visitors to Southern Thailand.
Similan islands have never been inhabited and for many generations, the only human visitors were the Sea Gypsies who came to fish on the teeming reefs.
The high number of repeating tourists, especially divers, is a clear sign for the popularity and the quality of the protected waters and the diversified underwater world.
Bangu Island (No9)
Triple Arches, Breakfast and Bed, Christmas Point -
Similan Island (No 8)
Donald Duck, Turtle Reef, Fantasea Reef, Elephant
Head, Beacon Beach Reef, Beacon Point -
Payu Island (No7)
Deep Six, East of Eden - Island (No 6)
- Island (No 5)
Barracuda Point - Miang Island (No 4)
Stonehenge, Bird Rock -
Payan Island (No 3)
Sharkfin Reef, Boulder City -
Payang Island (No 2) -
Huyong Island (No 1)
Coral Gardens, Surgeon Rock
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