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The Kra Isthmus (Thai: คอคอดกระ, pronounced [kʰɔ̄ː kʰɔ̂ːt kràʔ]; Malay: Segenting Kra) in Thailand is the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. [1] The western part of the isthmus belongs to Ranong Province and the eastern part to Chumphon Province , both in Southern Thailand .
Thailand rail system map. Thailand has 4,431 kilometers of meter-gauge railway tracks not including mass transit lines in Bangkok. ... (Kra Isthmus Railway) 1943 90 ...
In 1946, Thailand and the United Kingdom signed the Anglo-Thai Peace Treaty, ending the state of war between the two countries during the Second World War. Out of the many concessions made in the treaty, one of the articles forbid the Thais from digging a canal across the Kra isthmus without British government permission. [5] [6]
This list of isthmuses is an appendix to the article isthmus.The list is sorted by the region of the world in which the isthmus is located. An isthmus (/ ˈ ɪ s θ m ə s / or / ˈ ɪ s m ə s /; plural: isthmuses, or occasionally isthmi; from Ancient Greek: ἰσθμός, romanized: isthmos, lit.
The Phuket Range is a continuation of the greater Tenasserim range, forming one of the southern sections of the central Indo-Malay cordillera, the mountain chain which runs from Tibet through the Malay Peninsula extending southwards for over 200 km. [1] The Nakhon Si Thammarat Range begins 60 km to the east of the southern part of the Phuket Range.
The proposed 100-kilometer bridge that would cut across the Kra Isthmus, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, would connect the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean without requiring ships to ...
Ranong is on the Kra Isthmus, a narrow strip of land, only 44 kilometres (27 mi) wide, [5] that connects Thailand with the Malay Peninsula, on the west of the Phuket mountain range. It has a long coast on the Andaman Sea.
Scientists discovered the colorful animal in a forest of Thailand. ‘Secretive’ creature — ‘quite aggressive’ — found lurking in cave. It’s a new species