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Each of the six geographical regions differs from the others in population, basic resources, natural features, and level of social and economic development. [1] The diversity of the regions is in fact the most pronounced attribute of Thailand's physical setting. [1]
The geology of Thailand includes deep crystalline metamorphic basement rocks, overlain by extensive sandstone, limestone, turbidites and some volcanic rocks. The region experienced complicated tectonics during the Paleozoic , long-running shallow water conditions and then renewed uplift and erosion in the past several million years ago.
Thailand geography stubs (6 C, 90 P) Pages in category "Geography of Thailand" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Thailand, [i] officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), [ii] is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, [8] it spans 513,115 square kilometres (198,115 sq mi). [9]
Mountain passes of Thailand (3 P) Mountain ranges of Thailand (15 C, 21 P) Mountains of Thailand (31 P) P. Plateaus of Thailand (1 P) V. Volcanoes of Thailand (2 P) W.
A six-region system is commonly used for geographical and scientific purposes. This system dates to 1935. [1] It was formalised in 1977 by the National Geographical Committee, which was appointed by the National Research Council. It divides the country into the following regions: Northern Thailand; Northeastern Thailand; Western Thailand ...
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The following is a list of mountains in Thailand. The elevations are in metres. ... The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia, Oxford University Press, 2005.