Erawan National Park

Erawan National Park

Infobox protected_area | name = Erawan National Park
iucn_category = II


caption =Erawan Waterfall
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location = Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand
nearest_city =
lat_degrees = 14
lat_minutes = 23
lat_seconds =
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 99
long_minutes = 7
long_seconds =
long_direction = E
area = 550 km²
established = 1975
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Erawan National Park is a 550-square-kilometer park in western Thailand located in Kanchanaburi Province, Amphoe Si Sawat in the "tambon" Tha Kradan. Founded in 1975, it is Thailand's 12th national park.

The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after the erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. The seven-tiered falls are said to resemble the erawan.

There are also four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Bahdan, and Phartat.


External links

* [http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style1/default.asp?npid=107&lg=2 National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department]


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