Chumphon Bay

Chumphon Bay lies on the western side of the Gulf of Siam, where the narrow Malay Peninsula separates the gulf from the Andaman Sea. Offshore islands and headlands break up the coast, while rivers descend from the hills to the sea. This narrow part of the peninsula has long offered overland connections between the two coasts, and the bay faces the sailing routes running north through the gulf toward the Chao Phraya plain.