What to look in a Krabi: sculptures the Whitechest the Eagle and a life Boat

      What to look in a Krabi? Answers to this question are numerous posts on our site. Only the Krabi-town is in one weight of sights, in particular monuments executed on any subjects, any size and with use of a various material. In this article it will be a question of two sculptures – Nok Awk and a life Boat.

      Statue of Nok Awk or the Whitechest a sea eagle. As it is possible to guess – it is a question of an eagle with a white breast.
In the nature the present sea eagle reaches 60-69 centimetres. It has white feathers on a neck, a breast and a tail, while wings of an eagle and a back of brown-grey colour.
Нок Awk hunts in the afternoon. Its habitual inhabitancy are trees. The reproduction period is necessary on a cold season during which time eagles usually postpone only 2 eggs. When young birds reach 2 months, they should find an own nest. Adult eagles find to themselves pair and equip own territory.
In a Krabi is one steam of such sea eagles. They nest on rock Kanaab Nam.

      The sculpture of Nok Awk is established with assistance of municipality of a Krabi and symbolises universal knowledge, independence, responsibility and care of others.
«Fly highly, look far and achieve the object» – such motto is traced under a monument to the Whitechest to a sea eagle – Nok Awk.
One more sight of a Krabi-town – a life Boat. This sculpture of the modern art is established on quay. If to look it is literally, the made a hole bottom does not cause any associations and matches the monument name a little. Are assured that nevertheless there is interesting and quite explainable interpretation.

      Read about what to look in a Krabi, in section: What to visit – in a heading: a Krabi.

Co-ordinates:
Нок Awk 8.066774,98.917114
Boat of life 8.063155,98.91886