Phang Nga Bay, Phuket, Thailand
Most popular mass tourism destination and biggest island in Thailand. The island is located in the south-west of the country and connected to the mainland by a bridge.
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Phang Nga Bay

Ko Tapu, also known as James Bond Rock

Bay with amazing limestone formations about 1 hour north of Phuket including the so-called James Bond Island.

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The Phang Nga Bay is a National Park (Phang Nga Bay Marine National Park).
Ko Tapu was featured in the movie "The Man with the Golden Gun".

Wikipedia Wikipedia says:
Phang Nga Bay is a 400 km² bay in the Andaman Sea between the island of Phuket and the mainland of the Malay peninsula of southern Thailand. Since 1981 a big part of the bay is protected as the Ao Phang Nga National Park. It is situated in Phang Nga Province. Limestone cliffs with caves, collapsed cave systems and archaeological sites are found about Phang Nga Bay. Some 10,000 years ago, when sea levels were lower, one could walk from Phuket and Krabi. ... read more

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Wikitravel: Phuket




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Phang Nga Bay

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Phang Nga Bay

Bay with amazing limestone formations about 1 hour north of Phuket including the so-called James Bond Island.
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