Erawan National Park

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Erawan National Park (Template:Langx) is a protected area in Western Thailand, in the Tenasserim Hills of Kanchanaburi Province. Founded in 1975, it was the 12th national park of Thailand.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

History

The establishment of the national park was declared in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on 19 June 1975 and came into effect the following day.[1] This park area was further modified in 1995.[2]

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Features

The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after Erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. The seven-tiered falls are said to resemble Erawan.[4] There are four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Badan, and Phrathat.[5] Rising northeast of the waterfall area there is a breast-shaped hill named Khao Nom Nang.[6]

Flora

Mixed deciduous forest accounts for 81% of the national park area.[7] Deciduous dipterocarp forest accounts for 1.68% of the national park area. Dry evergreen forests account for 14.35% of the national park area.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Fauna

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See also

References

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Further reads

  • Notebook, BeautifulbEq. Notebook: Beautiful Waterfalls in the Erawan National Park in Tha, Journal for Writing, College Ruled Size 6 X 9, 110 Pages. N.p., Independently Published, 2020.
  • Atiyah, Jeremy. Southeast Asia. United Kingdom, Rough Guides, 2002.

External links

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