Ko Khram

Ko Khram (, ), also known as Ko Khram Yai (, ), is an island in Bangkok Bay about 24 km south southwest of Pattaya. It is the largest of the eastern seaboard islands of Thailand and the largest island in the bay.

Geography Ko Khram is thickly wooded and uninhabited. It has a length of 5.7 km and its maximum width is about 4 km. The island's coast is formed by rocky cliffsKhram Yai Island with white sandy beaches in between.

This island marks the southeasternmost point of the Bay of Bangkok, on the east side of the Gulf of Siam. Administratively Ko Khram belongs to Sattahip District, Chonburi Province.

Ko Khram is separated from the shore by a 3.4 km wide sound. Both this island and the smaller islands and islets surrounding it, as well as the adjacent coast, are a military area belonging to the Royal Thai Navy base at Sattahip and are off limits for tourists.Hydrographic Service of the Royal Thai Navy, Chart 142 The island's beaches are designated sea turtle conservation areas.Sea turtle conservation area - Ko Khram Yai

Adjacent islands Other islands of the Ko Khram group include the following, among some minor rocks and islets: Name Thai Name Location CoordinatesKo Khram Noi เกาะครามน้อย 0.75 km north of Ko Khram's NE point Ko I Ra เกาะอีร้า 2.5 km southeast of Ko Khram's SE shore Ko I Ra (Island) - เกาะอีร้าKo Klet Kaeo เกาะเกล็ดแก้ว6.5 km northeast of Ko Khram's NE point,close to the mainland shore เกาะเกล็ดแก้ว (Ko Klet Kaeo) Island - Wikimapia

Not part of the group, Ko Rin (เกาะริน) is an island further offshore, 11 km to the NW of Ko Khram's northernmost point.

Ko Khram

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