Samit Point

peninsula, Cambodia
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Also known as: Chroŭy Samĭt, Pointe Samit
Khmer:
Chrouy Samit
French:
Pointe Samit

Samit Point, headland and peninsula on the Gulf of Thailand, southwestern Cambodia, forming the western enclosure of shallow Kampong Saom Bay. Behind the cape sits the town of Phumi Samit. Located on the opposite side of the bay is the modern city of Sihanoukville, which is the site of the principal deepwater port of Cambodia.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Ethan Teekah.