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Ko Chang ((タイ語:เกาะช้าง), , also ''Koh Chang'') is an amphoe (district) in Trat Province, Thailand. It is on the Gulf of Thailand's eastern seaboard, 310 km from Bangkok, near the border with Cambodia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tourismthailand.org/Where-to-Go/Koh-Chang )〕 It is the country's third largest island, after Phuket and Ko Samui, and the largest island in the Mu Ko Chang National Park archipelago. The name means "Elephant Island", and comes from its elephant-shaped headland. Despite the presence of elephants on the island, they are not indigenous. At present, there are nine villages on the island. ==History== Prior to World War II, Ko Chang was little known. During this period, the few families there made a living growing coconuts and fruit. During World War II, when Thailand was occupied by Japanese forces, Ko Chang was the scene of the 1941 Battle of Ko Chang between the Royal Thai Navy and a Vichy French naval squadron, in which the French won a decisive victory. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ko Chang District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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