Wednesday 10 July 2013

Ko Tapu Island




                            Ko  Tapu  Island  In  Thailand:



They lie in the north-western part of the Phang Nga Bay, some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the main land, amidst a group of a dozen of other islands. Its western part is about 130 metres (430 ft) in diameter whereas the eastern part is about 240 metres (790 ft) long and 140 metres (460 ft) wide and is elongated northwards. The island has a few caves and two sandy beaches, on the south western part and between the twin islands.
Ko Tapu is a limestone rock about 20 metres (66 ft) tall with the diameter increasing from about 4 metres (13 ft) near the water level to about 8 metres (26 ft) at the top. It lies about 40 metres (130 ft) to the west from the northern part of Khao Phing Kan.




The area has a tropical marine climate, which is characterized by frequent rains and stable temperature. According to the data collected between 1961 and 1990, average number of rainy days is 189 per year bringing 3,560.5 millimeters (140.18 in) of precipitation, mostly between May and October. The temperature varies between 23 °C (73 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) and the average relative humidity is 83%.[13]





Ko Tapu (or Khao Tapu) is a tall islet (peaks at 20 meters above sea level) it is a part of Ao Phang Nga National Park and located off  the shores of Khao Phing Kan (west part of Thailand). In 1974 Ko Tapu was shown in the James Bond movie – “The Man with the Golden Gun”, since it is also known as “James Bond Island“. There is a popular Photoshopped photo going around on the web of Lichtenstein Castle (Germany) on top of  Ko Tapu, (sometimes the photo is claimed to be shot in Ireland and sometime other parts of Europe). scroll all the way down for the image.


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