Hin Sam Wan

Rock formation in Bueng Kan, Thailand
Hin Sam Wan is located in Thailand
Hin Sam Wan
Hin Sam Wan
Location in Thailand
Highest pointElevation300 m (980 ft)Coordinates18°15′04″N 103°48′50″E / 18.2510130°N 103.8139376°E / 18.2510130; 103.8139376GeographyLocationPhou Sing, Bueng Kan Province, Thailand

Hin Sam Wan (Thai: หินสามวาฬ, lit. 'three whales rock') is a 75-million-year-old rock formation protruding out of a mountain in Phou Sing, Bueng Kan Province, Thailand, near the Mekong River. It is so named because, from certain angles, the rocks look like a family of whales.[1] Only two of the rocks (the "mother whale" and "father whale") are accessible by foot; the "baby whale" cannot be reached.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Thailand's tourism goes green" – National Geographic
  2. ^ "The navel of the Mekong" – Bangkok Post, 29 October 2020

External links

  • "Hin-Sam-Wan, Bueng Kan Province" – Oriental Escape


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