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    Mu Ko Phayam

    Mu Ko Phayam is a group of islands in Ranong Province, Thailand. They are mostly tourist islands and are pristine and quiet, relaxed, as opposed to Ko Samui or Ko Phangan. The capital of this group is the Megon village of Mea Mei.

    Thailand - Koh Phayam
    Thailand - Koh Phayam

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    2 landforms

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    Mu Ko Phayam is a group of islands in Ranong Province, Thailand. They are mostly tourist islands and are pristine and quiet, relaxed, as opposed to Ko Samui or Ko Phangan. The capital of this group is the Megon village of Mea Mei. There are about 30 islands with a size of 45 km2 and population of 1172 divided between the 2 tambons of Ko Phayam and Bang Rin of Mueang Ranong District.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2
    • Ko Phayam

      Ko Phayam

      Area
      16.5 km²
      High point
      217 m

      Ko Phayam (Thai: เกาะพยาม) is a small island in the Andaman Sea, located off the coast of southwestern Thailand near the border with Myanmar. With a land area of about 2.23 square kilometers and a maximum length of 8 kilometers.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m400 m388 mKo Chang217 mKo Phayam
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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