Sattahip Bay

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 Bay
อ่าวสัตหีบ
Location off the coast of Thailand
Coordinates 12°38′45″N 100°54′30″E / 12.64583°N 100.90833°E / 12.64583; 100.90833Coordinates: 12°38′45″N 100°54′30″E / 12.64583°N 100.90833°E / 12.64583; 100.90833
Type Marine bay
Primary outflows Gulf of Siam
Basin countries Thailand

Sattahip Bay (Thai: อ่าวสัตหีบ) is a bay in the eastern side of the Gulf of Siam or Gulf of Thailand.[1] It is located in Sattahip District, Chonburi Province, Thailand.

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 and the Royal Thai Naval Academy; the latter would later be established closer to Bangkok though and is now located in Samut Prakan.[2]

Nowadays the Bay is part of the Sattahip Naval Base area, the largest base of the Royal Thai Navy. Occasionally Sattahip Bay has been invaded by jellyfish.[3] Much to their chagrin, the Thai Navy is often referred to as the Jellyfish Patrol.

Geography

Sattahip Bay lies at the southern 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, located towards the western end of the mouth of the bay. Smaller Ko I Lao is the island located further off the shore.[5][4]

Name Thai Name Location Coordinates
Ko Tao Mo เกาะเตาหม้อ Sattahip Bay group12°38′17″N 100°52′13″E / 12.63806°N 100.87028°E / 12.63806; 100.87028
Ko Phra เกาะพระ Sattahip Bay group12°38′37″N 100°53′17″E / 12.64361°N 100.88806°E / 12.64361; 100.88806
Ko Phra Noi เกาะพระน้อย Sattahip Bay group 12°38′46″N 100°53′15″E / 12.64611°N 100.88750°E / 12.64611; 100.88750
Ko I Lao เกาะอีเลา Sattahip Bay group12°36′42″N 100°52′32″E / 12.61167°N 100.87556°E / 12.61167; 100.87556
Ko Yo เกาะยอ Sattahip Bay group12°36′59″N 100°52′52″E / 12.61639°N 100.88111°E / 12.61639; 100.88111
Ko Mu เกาะหมู Sattahip Bay group12°37′26″N 100°54′3″E / 12.62389°N 100.90083°E / 12.62389; 100.90083
Ko Maeo เกาะแมว Sattahip Bay group12°36′40″N 100°53′21″E / 12.61111°N 100.88917°E / 12.61111; 100.88917
Ko Nang Ram เกาะนางรำ Sattahip Bay group12°36′59″N 100°56′3″E / 12.61639°N 100.93417°E / 12.61639; 100.93417
Ko Chorakhe เกาะจระเข้ Sattahip Bay group12°36′12″N 100°55′0″E / 12.60333°N 100.91667°E / 12.60333; 100.91667

See also

References

  1. ↑ GoogleEarth
  2. ↑ Special report: Abhakara Day
  3. ↑ Hordes of jellyfish invade Sattahip Bay
  4. 1 2 Ko Phra Noi - Mapcarta
  5. ↑ Hydrographic Service of the Royal Thai Navy, Chart 001
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.