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Rock formation in Bueng Kan, Thailand
Hin Sam Wan
Hin Sam Wan is located in ThailandHin Sam WanHin Sam WanLocation in Thailand
Highest point
Elevation300 m (980 ft)
Coordinates18°15′04″N 103°48′50″E / 18.2510130°N 103.8139376°E / 18.2510130; 103.8139376
Geography
LocationPhou 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. Only two of the rocks (the "mother whale" and "father whale") are accessible by foot; the "baby whale" cannot be reached.

References

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

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