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Phuket
THE CITY OF PHUKET
Phuket is usually called the ‘Pearl of the South’ and is the largest island in Thailand. It forms one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phang Nga and Krabi, but as Phuket is an island there are no land boundaries. Phuket, which is approximately the size of Singapore, is Thailand’s largest island. Phuket is situated in the Andaman Sea off the western coast of southern Thailand’s. The island’s landscape is very varied. There are rocky headlands, long broad sandy beaches, limestone cliffs, forested hills, small estuaries, lagoons, and tropical vegetation of all kinds. The large size of the island has allowed microclimates to develop in different areas.
