Sattahip Bay

Sattahip Bay (Thai: อ่าวสัตหีบ, RTGS: Ao Sattahip, pronounced [ʔàːw sàt.tā.hìːp]) is a bay in the east side of the Gulf of Siam or Gulf of Thailand.[1] It is in Sattahip District, Chonburi Province, Thailand.

Sattahip Bay
อ่าวสัตหีบ
A crew member of the Royal Thai Navy Ship HTMS Similan (187) renders a bugle salute to the guided missile frigate USS Jarrett (FFG-33) in Sattahip Bay.
Sattahip Bayอ่าวสัตหีบ is located in Bay of Bangkok
Sattahip Bayอ่าวสัตหีบ
Sattahip Bay
อ่าวสัตหีบ
Location in the Bay of Bangkok
Coordinates12°38′45″N 100°54′30″E
TypeMarine bay
Primary outflowsGulf of Siam
Basin countriesThailand

History

Prince Abhakara Kiartivongse (1880–1923), son of King Chulalongkorn, inspected Sattahip Bay in 1922 and saw that it was an ideal place to establish a naval base. Subsequently, he offered royal land in Sattahip in order to build the present-day naval facilities.[2]

Sattahip Bay is the part of the Sattahip Naval Base area, the largest base of the Royal Thai Navy.

Occasionally Sattahip Bay is invaded by jellyfish.[3]

Geography

Sattahip Bay lies at the south end of Chonburi Province. It is open towards the southwest and is bound by limestone rock formations forming peninsulas to the west over Laem Chalak and to the southeast at Khao Chong Khaep.[4]

Islands

There are several islands in the bay area, the largest being Ko Tao Mo, towards the western end of the mouth of the bay. Smaller Ko I Lao is the island further off-shore.[5][4]

NameThai NameLocationCoordinates
Ko Tao Moเกาะเตาหม้อSattahip Bay group12°38′17″N 100°52′13″E
Ko PhraเกาะพระSattahip Bay group12°38′37″N 100°53′17″E
Ko Phra Noiเกาะพระน้อยSattahip Bay group12°38′46″N 100°53′15″E
Ko I LaoเกาะอีเลาSattahip Bay group12°36′42″N 100°52′32″E
Ko YoเกาะยอSattahip Bay group12°36′59″N 100°52′52″E
Ko MuเกาะหมูSattahip Bay group12°37′26″N 100°54′3″E
Ko MaeoเกาะแมวSattahip Bay group12°36′40″N 100°53′21″E
Ko Nang RamเกาะนางรำSattahip Bay group12°36′59″N 100°56′3″E
Ko Chorakheเกาะจระเข้Sattahip Bay group12°36′12″N 100°55′0″E

See also

References
  1. GoogleEarth
  2. Special report: Abhakara Day
  3. Hordes of jellyfish invade Sattahip Bay
  4. Ko Phra Noi - Mapcarta
  5. Hydrographic Service of the Royal Thai Navy, Chart 001
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