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Other Travel
Sapan Hin
Located on Phuket Rd. facing the sea near Phuket Town,
Sapan Hin was originally a land reclamation project that provided new land now used for parks and public facilities.
In the circle the Tin Mining Monument, shaped like a large drill bit,
is dedicated to the memory of Captain Edward Thomas Miles,
an Australian who brought the first tin dredge to Phuket in 1909.
Built in 1969 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of tin dredging in Phuket,
the monument is also known as the Sixty Years Pillar Monument.
A land reclamation project provided abundant new land now used for parks and public facilities at Sapan Hin,
located where Phuket Road meets the sea in Phuket Town.
In the circle is the Tin Mining Monument, shaped like a large drill bit,
dedicated to the memory of Captain Edward Thomas Miles,
the Australian who brought the first tin dredge to Phuket in 1909.
The monument was built in 1969 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of tin dredging in Phuket.
A sport center is located in the park.
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