Chocolate bar advertising, periodically appearing or disappearing from large screens, is familiar to everyone, if not from childhood, then from ancient times. Bounty Island has always been associated with a lost patch of land somewhere in the paradise warm waters of the ocean, where sultry brunettes in white flying dresses walk around under the palm trees. Many will be surprised to learn that this paradise on Earth exists, moreover, it was there that they shot a commercial for Bounty.
However, if you try to find the island of Bounty on a map of the globe, Google will give out several similar names - to the disappointment of fans of chocolates, this is a fairly common name for tropical islands, translated from English as “generosity”, “gifts”. Indeed, for tourists, every island is a true gift of fate, whether it is located in the Dominican Republic or closer to Thailand.
The same bounty island
First of all, we are interested in the location of the commercials for the coconut bar - and they are called Koh Samet, and for amateurs in Thai designations - the island of Bounty in Thailand. This is how tourists indicate the direction, expressing a desire to go there. The island is located not far from Pattaya and Bangkok, so upon arrival in these competing cities for the title of the capital city, you will be taken to the island by ordinary boat.
But there will be no adventures of Robinson Crusoe: enterprising agents and local businessmen equipped the island, having built up the lion's share of the coastal strip with hotels - there are about 20 of them, half of them are five-star ones.
And how else to evaluate the quiet affectionate bay, so beloved by tourists all year round?
The climate of the island of Bounty allows you to swim in the ocean and sunbathe 300 days a year - the rest of the days the monsoons are so strong that they provoke a storm. But a small shelf and a transparent bottom attract couples with children in the hope of rebuilding their nest, preserving vivid sensations for life.
Bounty Island - Authentic Toponym
Speaking of Bounty (an island with its real name), we mean waters south of Thailand, directly off the coast of New Zealand. In fact, the Bounty is an archipelago that includes 13 islands, not counting a large number of rocks. It has its own highest point - the mountain rises as much as 90 meters above sea level. In total, the territory of the Bounty does not occupy more than 1.5 km, therefore it is uninhabited for people. But the seals and albatrosses, and even surprisingly rare guests - penguins Bounty Island attracts. It attracts and deceives: as early as the beginning of the 20th century, the shooting of these animals was so widespread that it caused irreparable damage to the fauna of New Zealand.
Where did the archipelago get its name from? Obviously not out of the generosity of the gifts of nature: in 1788 the Bounty ship came across him. Since the sailors became pioneers, it was decided to fix this name for the island. Is there fatal glory here? After all, just a couple of months after the opening, a rebellion broke out on the ship, and the captain with a team of like-minded people was launched in a boat and sent on a journey through the waters of the ocean.
An interesting fact: the climate on the island is far from paradise, the coldest time of the year is the end of summer, August, the temperature can drop to zero. However, thanks to its amazing landscape and wildlife, today the island of Bounty is a UNESCO heritage.