Don Hoi Lot
(
Thai
: ??????????) is a sandbar off the coast of
Samut Songkhram Province
at the northwestern tip of the
Bay of Bangkok
. The sediments of the
Mae Klong River
together sediments from the sea form a system of mudflats, which is settled by the Razor Clam shell (
Solen regularis
), which also gave the site its Thai name. The site has the largest population of this shell species, which is endemic to the northern
Gulf of Thailand
. Also 18 bird and 42
invertebrate
species are recorded at the mudflats and the adjoining coastal
mangrove
forests.
The mudflat
Don Nai
is located directly at the coast and accessible by car. At Chu Chi village several sea food restaurants offer the local shells; also the highly-revered shrine of Prince
Chumphon Khet-Udomsak
attracts Thai visitors.
Since July 5 2001 the site is registered as
Ramsar
site number 1099.
