Erawan National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Erawan Waterfall
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| Location | Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
| Nearest city | Kanchanaburi |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 550 km² |
| Established | 1975 |
| Governing body | Royal Forest Department |
Erawan National Park is a 550-square-kilometer park in western Thailand located in the Tenasserim Hills, Kanchanaburi Province, Amphoe Si Sawat in the tambon Tha Kradan. Founded in 1975, it is Thailand's 12th national park.
Features
The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after the erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. The seven-tiered falls are said to resemble the erawan.
There are also four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Bahdan, and Phartat.[1] Rising NE of the waterfall area there is a breast-shaped hill named Khao Nom Nang.[2]
Panoramic view
References
- ↑ Erawan National Park
- ↑ Roadway Thailand Atlas, Groovy Map Co., Ltd. © 4/2010
External links
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