Khao Sok National Park

Khao Sok National Park
Khao Sok National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
	Khao Sok
Location	Surat Thani Province, Thailand
Nearest city	Surat Thani
Coordinates	8°56′12″N 98°31′49″E / 8.93667°N 98.53028°E
Area	739 km2 (285 sq mi)
Established	22 December 1980
Visitors	419,470 (in 2019)
Governing body	Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP)
Website	https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/khao-sok-national-park

Khao Sok National Park (Thai: เขาสก, pronounced [kʰǎw sòk]) is in Surat Thani Province, Thailand. Its area is 461,712 rai ~ 739 square kilometres (285 sq mi),^[1] and it includes the 165 km² (64 sq mi) Cheow Lan Lake contained by the Ratchaprapha Dam. The park is the largest area of virgin forest in southern Thailand and is a remnant of rain forest which is older and more diverse than the Amazon rain forest.^[2]

^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 22{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "Facts about Khao Sok". Khao Sok National Park. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

[AREA_NP-1] "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 22{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[2] "Facts about Khao Sok". Khao Sok National Park. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

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