Khao Sok National Park.
The rainforest in southeast Asia is 160 million years old,
which makes it the oldest rainforest on Earth. The ice age had a significant
effect on Khao Sok’s landscape even though the area was not glacified. The ice
never reached this far south in Asia, leaving the landscape and the rivers as
they are today. But when the ice melted, more water flowed into the rivers of
Khao Sok, and made the flora and fauna even richer than before. That is why the
rainforest in Khao Sak is older than the forests of Central America and the
Amazons, which were covered in ice. In 1980 Khao Sok was officially established
as Thailand’s 22nd National Park.
In 2001 the national park was extended from 645 sq km to 739 sq km.
The rainforest in southeast Asia is 160 million years old,
which makes it the oldest rainforest on Earth. The ice age had a significant
effect on Khao Sok’s landscape even though the area was not glacified. The ice
never reached this far south in Asia, leaving the landscape and the rivers as
they are today. But when the ice melted, more water flowed into the rivers of
Khao Sok, and made the flora and fauna even richer than before. That is why the
rainforest in Khao Sak is older than the forests of Central America and the
Amazons, which were covered in ice. In 1980 Khao Sok was officially established
as Thailand’s 22nd National Park.
In 2001 the national park was extended from 645 sq km to 739 sq km. 
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