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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 comprises several distinct geographic regions, partly corresponding to the provincial groups. The north of the country is the mountainous area of the Thai highlands , with the highest point being Doi Inthanon in the Thanon Thong Chai Range at 2,565 metres (8,415 ft) above sea level.
An enlargeable topographic map of Thailand. Geography of Thailand. Thailand is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. South East Asia. Indochina; Time zone: Indochina Time ICT; Extreme points of Thailand. High: Doi Inthanon 2,565 m (8,415 ft) Low: Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea 0 m; Land boundaries ...
Thailand is variably divided into different sets of regions, the most notable of which are the six-region grouping used in geographic studies, and the four-region grouping consistent with the Monthon administrative regional grouping system formerly used by the Ministry of Interior. These regions are the largest subdivisions of the country.
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The grouping of Thai provinces into regions follow two major systems in which Thailand is divided into either four or six regions.In the six-region system, commonly used in geographical studies, central Thailand extends from Sukhothai and Phitsanulok Provinces in the north to the provinces bordering the Gulf of Thailand in the south, excluding the mountainous provinces bordering Myanmar to the ...
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