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Similan
Islands National Marine Park
 Diving
enthusiasts should not miss the Similan Islands (Muu Ko Similan)
with its incredible underwater sightseeing that is so clear you could
see it at depths ranging from 2 to 30m. At times, the Similans are referred
to as Ko Kao or Nine Islands. True to its name (which actually originates
from the Malay word sembilan for nine), there are a total of nine islands
with each island given a designated number along with a name. These are
the islands in order: Ko Bon, Ko Ba-Ngu, Ko Similan, Ko Payu, Ko Miang
(which is made up of two islands close to each other), Ko Payan, Ko
Payang, and Ko Hu Yong. These nine islands are small and uninhabited
except for park officials and occasional tourists. The beauty of these
islands lies in the 32 bird species, both resident and migratory, along
with reptiles, amphibians, and mammals such as the bush-tailed porcupine
and flying lemur.
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