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Location Information:
Ko Yao
Yai (island) is the largest island
in the Ko Yao Archipelago. The
island group is situated in the
Phang Nga Bay in the Phang Nga
province of Thailand. Ko Yao Yai
means Big Yao Island. The other main
island of the group is Ko Yao Noi
(Little Yao Island), located off Ko
Yao Yai's northern side and
separated from it by a narrow sound.
The population of Ko Yao Yai is
about 8,000, whereas the population
of Ko Yao Noi is about 4,500. Phang
Nga Bay is a 400 km² bay in the
Andaman Sea between the island of
Phuket and the mainland of the Malay
peninsula of southern Thailand.
Since 1981 a big part of the bay is
protected as the Ao Phang Nga
National Park. It is situated in
Phang Nga Province, at 08°17'N
098°36'E.
Limestone cliffs with caves,
collapsed cave systems and
archaeological sites are found about
Phang Nga Bay. Some 10,000 years
ago, when sea levels were lower, one
could walk from Phuket and Krabi. A
number of diverse cultures co-exist
in local communities, which practice
fishing, harvesting Nypa palm fronds
for thatch, and catering to an
international tourist presence drawn
both by the natural beauties and by
the archaeological sites, which have
paintings more than a thousand years
old.
The
most famous of the many islands in
the bay is the so-called James Bond
Island, a needle formed limestone
rock in the sea, which featured in
the movie The Man with the Golden
Gun. Nearby villages include Ao Luk.
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