| The Phi Phi Islands Photograph | |||
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| The Phi Phi Islands are located in Thailand, between the large island of Phuket and the western Andaman Sea coast of the mainland. | |||
| Ko Phi Phi Leh was the backdrop for the 2000 movie The Beach. Phi Phi Leh also houses the 'Viking Cave', from which there is a thriving bird's nest soup industry. There was criticism during filming of 'The Beach' that the permission granted to the film company to physically alter the environment inside Phi Phi Islands National Park was illegal. Following the release of The Beach, tourism on Phi Phi Don increased dramatically, and with it the population of the island. Many buildings were constructed without planning permission. On 26 December 2004, much of the inhabited part of Phi Phi Don was devastated by theindian Ocean Tsunami. The island's main village, Ton Sai Banyan Tree, is mainly built on a sandyisthmus between the island's two long, tall limestone ridges. On both sides of Ton Sai are semicircular bays lined with beaches. The isthmus rises to less than two metres above sea level. | |||
Jason Chambers Lakeland Photography |
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