At 540 square kilometres, it's about the same size as Singapore. Just over an hour by jet from Bangkok or Singapore, and with daily connections to most major Asian airports, Phuket is ideally situated for a short break or a relaxing vacation. Phuket is located about between 7'45" and 8'15" north latitude, and from 98'15" to 98'40" east longitude on the map, and well below the latitudes of destruct
ive tropical cyclone. Time is + 7 hours ahead of GMT. Phuket is Thailand's a largest islands (550 square kilometers / 212 square miles) surrounded by 32 smaller islands. Its widest is 21.3 kilometers; longest is 48.7 kilometers. Phuket is mainly granite, with low forested mountains and many of beautiful white-sand beaches (mostly on the west coast). The borders :
North: The Pak Prah strait, spanned by two bridges; Sarasin Bridge (the older) and Thao Thep Krasatri Bridge (the newer). South: The Andaman Sea. East: Phang-nga Bay (Phang-nga Province). West: The Andaman Sea.
