the physical setting of phuket
location
phuket is one of thailand's southen provinces,lying on the west coast in the Andaman Sea which is a part of the Indian Ocean.It is located between 7 degrees 45 minutes and 8 degrees 15 minutes latitud nort and between 98 degrees 15 minutes and 40 minutes longitude east Phuket is connected to the soutern end of Phang-nga province by two bridges,the Sarasin Bridge and the Thao Thepkrasatri Bridge.
Area
Phuket is the laegest island In Thailand.The island is about the same size as Singapore.The main island itself has an area of about 539 square kilometers.The total area of the province including 39 small islats,is about 570 square kilometers.The greatest breadth of Phuket is 21.3 kilometers,and is greatest length is 48.7 kilometers.
Geography
About 70 percent of the area of Phuket is mountains,which run from north to south on the west coast.The tallest peak,Mai Thao Sip Song,located in Patong,Kathu district,is roughly 529 miters high.The other 30 percent of the land is flat,located mainly in the central and eastern sections of the island Most beaches lie on the west coast.