Thổ Chu Island
| Native name: Đảo Thổ Chu or đảo Thổ Châu | |
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 Thổ Chu Island
Position of Thổ Chu Island
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| Location | Gulf of Thailand |
| Coordinates | 9°18′N 103°29′E / 9.300°N 103.483°ECoordinates: 9°18′N 103°29′E / 9.300°N 103.483°E |
| Archipelago | Thổ Chu |
| Area | 13.95 km2 (5.39 sq mi) |
| Highest point | 167 m (548 ft) |
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| Province | Kiên Giang |
| District | Phú Quốc |
| Commune | Thổ Châu |
Thổ Chu Island (Vietnamese: đảo Thổ Chu or đảo Thổ Châu) is the largest island of Thổ Chu Islands in the Gulf of Thailand. Here lies the administrative center of Thổ Châu Commune, Phú Quốc District, Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam. In the West, the island is also known as Poulo Panjang.
Thổ Chu Island is located to the southwest of Phú Quốc Island and Rạch Giá and to the northwest of Cape Cà Mau, specifically 55 nautical miles (102 km; 63 mi), 220 kilometres (140 mi) and 85 nautical miles (157 km; 98 mi) away. There are four beaches on the island (Bai Ngu, Bai Dong, Bai Mun and Bai Nhat) of which the largest are Bai Ngu (literally "Royal Beach") and Bai Dong.
Thổ Chu Island has beautiful natural environment with high-density coral reefs, fine white sand beaches and pristine forests. A majority of 99 species of coral present here belong to two genera Montipora and Acropora of Acroporidae. The flora consists of about two hundreds of species, mostly Clusiaceae, Fabaceae và Sapotaceae. The island is also home to endemic gecko species Cyrtodactylus thochuensis. However, Thổ Chu is being threatened by environmental pollution since domestic waste is dumped into the sea.
During the era of Republic of Vietnam, Thổ Chu Island was under the administration of An Xuyên Province.
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