Ko Rang, Ko Chang

Ko Rang (Thai: เกาะรัง, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ rāŋ]) is an island in the southwestern part of the Ko Chang archipelago on the southeastern edge of the Gulf of Thailand.[1] The island rises up out of 60m of water in most places and has few beaches.[2] The southeastern corner of the island offers a reasonable anchorage and the Thai Coast Guard has deployed several mooring buoys in this area for dive boats. There is a small Buddhist shrine on the beach adorned with phallic fertility statues. The small island of Ko Tun lies across a narrow channel to the south where fishing boats take shelter from the southwest monsoon.

Small island next to Ko Rang.

References
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  1. "Koh Rang". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. Cummings, Joe (2005). Thailand. Lonely Planet. pp. 264–265. ISBN 1-74059-697-8.

11°48′N 102°23′E


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