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Koh Ngam Yai / Rhino Island
Ban I Let, Chumphon, Thailand
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Thailand
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Koh Ngam Yai / Rhino Island is a reef dive site near Ban I Let, Chumphon, Thailand, in the Gulf of Thailand. It has a maximum depth of about 16 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes whale sharks, jacks, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
ButterflyfishChaetodon wiebeli
Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatus
Pennant CoralfishHeniochus acuminatus
Barhead SpinefootSiganus virgatus
Beaked ButterflyfishChelmon rostratus
Blue Swimming CrabPortunus pelagicus
Eight-lined CardinalfishCheilodipterus macrodon
Nearby sites
- 1Hin Chedi / Rhino Horns0.4 km
- 2Hin Pae / Rocky Pinnacle0.6 km
- 3Koh Ngam Noi / Vietnamese Island1.1 km
- 4HTMS PRAB 741 Wreck1.4 km
- 5Hin Lak Ngam5.5 km
- 6Sam Laem15 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org