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Location
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Phuket is located on the west coast, in the
southern part of Thailand. This Largest island
of Thailand, Which is surrounded by other 32
islands, has total area 570 square kilometres.
Phuket has it greatest breadth of 21.3
kilometres it greatest length of 48.7 kilometres,
the province is bordered as follows :
On the North :
is Pahk Prah Channel; Phang-
nga Province is connected to Phuket by two
bridges in the same area, Sarasin Bridge and
Thao Thep Krasattri Bridge.
On the South : lies
the Andaman Sea.
On the West : lies
the Andaman Sea.
On the East : is
the Bay of Phang-nga. |
Geography
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Phuket is broken by mountains and valleys
throughout mainly from a north -south range
running down the west coast. This accounts
for about 70 percent of the land area. The
tallest peak, Mai Tao Sip Song (12 Cane
Peak) is roughly 529 meters, in Tambon
Patong, Kathu District. The Other 30 Percent
of the land mass is flat land located mainly in
the central and eastern portions of the island.
Sandy beaches and mountains lie on the
west; in addition there are small estuaries
and lagoons, including Klong Bang Yai, Klong
Ta Rua and Klong Bang Rong.
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Weather
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Phuket's weather is typical of its location near
in an area influenced by monsoon winds:
warm, humid, but pleasant all year long. There
are only two season: the rainy season, from
May to November, during the southwest
monsoon, and the hot season, from
Decemberto April, when the monsoon winds
blow from the northeast. March has the
highest average temperature, 33.4 c, and
the lowest average temperatures are
experienced early morningsin January, when
the thermometer fails to 22 c. |
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