Ko Tapu
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Ko Tapu (Thai: เกาะตะปู, lit. nail island, also sometimes Khao Tapu, เขาตะปู, nail hill) is an island located in the Phang Nga Bay, Thailand. It has become a popular touristic site since it was featured in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun in 1974; for this reason, it is also often referred to as James Bond island. Ko Tapu island is about 20 meters tall, and lies approximately 150 meters offshore of the two-islet pair known as the island Ko Khao Phingkan (Thai: เกาะเขาพิงกัน, lit. "Hills resting on each other Island"). The island is usually visited by day-tours using longtail boats, departing from Phuket island. It is located within the Ao Phang Nga National Park. The Island's natural beauty is spoilt by the ground covering markets, of whose shop owners hassle the tourists who visit the island. Also, the mass amount of pollution that the long tail boats emit is astounding. The island, although pretty, is not a very good tourist spot and the tourists who visit don't enjoy it as much as they could if there was no commercialism. See also
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