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Bay of Bangkok
The Bay of Bangkok (Thai: อ่าวกรุงเทพ, RTGS: Ao Krung Thep, Thai pronunciation: [ʔàːw kruŋ tʰêːp], sometimes informally อ่าวตัว ก), also known as the Bight of Bangkok, is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Thailand, roughly extending from Hua Hin District to the west and Sattahip District to the east. Three of the major rivers of central Thailand empty into the bay - the Chao Phraya and its distributary Tha Chin, the Mae Klong and the Bang Pakong River. The bay forms the coast of 8 provinces, them being clockwise: Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phetchaburi, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon, Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Chachoengsao, and Chonburi.
There are some islands off the eastern shores of the bay, like Ko Sichang, Ko Lan and Ko Phai.
The water quality of the Bay of Bangkok is rated as "very poor" by the Pollution Control Department.
Due to rising sea levels caused by climate change, coastal cities are at risk of flooding. In September and October 2023, Thailand began experiencing torrential rainfall.
Pattaya has frequently suffered from flooding. Under mayor Poramet Ngampichet, Pattaya has undergone drainage projects to reduce the flooding. Flooding has caused Pattaya Beach to become eroded, washing large quantities of sand into the bay. Eroded sand is then replaced by the Marine Department of Thailand.
On 8 September 2023, following a series of monsoons, part of the Chonburi provincial coast experienced a plankton boom killing off numerous marine life such as ponyfishes, crabs, pufferfishes, and tilapias.
The bay is also a habitat for Bryde's whales. In early November 2020, an almost perfectly preserved skeleton of a Bryde's whale was discovered on the coast of Ban Phaeo district, Samut Sakhon. Carbon dating by a palaeobiological lab in the United States dated the skeleton to be about 3,380 years old. The National University of Singapore said that the skeleton added to evidence of significant sea level changes around 6,000 to 3,000 years ago in the Bay of Bangkok.
A survey by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources from 27 to 30 November of the coast of the Bay of Bangkok discovered the presence of three more Bryde's whales, increasing the population in the bay to nine.
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Bay of Bangkok
The Bay of Bangkok (Thai: อ่าวกรุงเทพ, RTGS: Ao Krung Thep, Thai pronunciation: [ʔàːw kruŋ tʰêːp], sometimes informally อ่าวตัว ก), also known as the Bight of Bangkok, is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Thailand, roughly extending from Hua Hin District to the west and Sattahip District to the east. Three of the major rivers of central Thailand empty into the bay - the Chao Phraya and its distributary Tha Chin, the Mae Klong and the Bang Pakong River. The bay forms the coast of 8 provinces, them being clockwise: Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phetchaburi, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon, Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Chachoengsao, and Chonburi.
There are some islands off the eastern shores of the bay, like Ko Sichang, Ko Lan and Ko Phai.
The water quality of the Bay of Bangkok is rated as "very poor" by the Pollution Control Department.
Due to rising sea levels caused by climate change, coastal cities are at risk of flooding. In September and October 2023, Thailand began experiencing torrential rainfall.
Pattaya has frequently suffered from flooding. Under mayor Poramet Ngampichet, Pattaya has undergone drainage projects to reduce the flooding. Flooding has caused Pattaya Beach to become eroded, washing large quantities of sand into the bay. Eroded sand is then replaced by the Marine Department of Thailand.
On 8 September 2023, following a series of monsoons, part of the Chonburi provincial coast experienced a plankton boom killing off numerous marine life such as ponyfishes, crabs, pufferfishes, and tilapias.
The bay is also a habitat for Bryde's whales. In early November 2020, an almost perfectly preserved skeleton of a Bryde's whale was discovered on the coast of Ban Phaeo district, Samut Sakhon. Carbon dating by a palaeobiological lab in the United States dated the skeleton to be about 3,380 years old. The National University of Singapore said that the skeleton added to evidence of significant sea level changes around 6,000 to 3,000 years ago in the Bay of Bangkok.
A survey by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources from 27 to 30 November of the coast of the Bay of Bangkok discovered the presence of three more Bryde's whales, increasing the population in the bay to nine.
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