{"id":367337,"date":"2026-07-13T18:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=367337"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:33:13","slug":"phu-quoc-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/phu-quoc-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Phu Quoc Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> At least 15 Indian tourists were killed and 17 others were injured after a speedboat capsized near Vietnam\u2019s Phu Quoc Island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Phu Quoc Island<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367339\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-367339\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-Strait-Times.jpg?resize=398%2C265&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Phu Quoc Island\" width=\"398\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-Strait-Times.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-Strait-Times.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-Strait-Times.jpg?w=893&amp;ssl=1 893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Strait Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Phu Quoc Island<\/strong>\u00a0is <strong>Vietnam\u2019s largest island,<\/strong> <strong>located in the Gulf of Thailand<\/strong> and known for its <strong>white-sand beaches and nature-based tourism.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is\u00a0also <strong>known as Pearl Island,<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic Islands<\/strong>: The island <strong>lies closer to Cambodia than mainland Vietnam<\/strong>, making it one of <strong>Vietnam\u2019s most geographically strategic islands.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shape<\/strong>: The island has a <strong>teardrop shape<\/strong> and is also described as <strong>roughly triangular.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Size<\/strong>: The main <strong>island covers 567 sq. km<\/strong>., extends about <strong>49 km<\/strong> in length, and <strong>forms part of an archipelago of 22 islands.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Topography<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>A mountainous <strong>ridge called \u201c99 Peaks\u201d runs across the island.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The island is known for its <strong>white-sand beaches.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highest Point: <\/strong>The\u00a0<strong>Mount Chua <\/strong>is the island\u2019s highest point <strong>(630 m).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Biodiversity<\/strong>: A large part of the <strong>island is protected under Phu Quoc National Park<\/strong>, which is <strong>recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve<span style=\"font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: At least 15 Indian tourists were killed and 17 others were injured after a speedboat capsized near Vietnam\u2019s Phu Quoc Island. About Phu Quoc Island Phu Quoc Island\u00a0is Vietnam\u2019s largest island, located in the Gulf of Thailand and known for its white-sand beaches and nature-based tourism. It is\u00a0also known as Pearl Island, Strategic Islands:&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/phu-quoc-island\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Phu Quoc Island<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11209,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-367337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-geography-in-news","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367337\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}