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Detailed map of Thailand. Thailand is in the middle of mainland Southeast Asia. It has a total size of 513,120 km 2 (198,120 sq mi) which is the 50th largest in the world. The land border is 4,863 km (3,022 mi) long with Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. The nation's axial position influenced many aspects of Thailand's society and culture. [1]
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The Thai highlands or Hills of northern Thailand is a mountainous natural region in the north of Thailand. Its mountain ranges are part of the system of hills extending through Laos , Burma , and China and linking to the Himalayas , of which they may be considered foothills .
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.
The location of Thailand An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Thailand. The following outline is an overview of and topical guide to Thailand. Thailand is a country at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia, known as Siam until 1939. As of 2023 Thailand is a monarchy governed by a military junta that took power in May 2014 ...
Its tallest peak is Doi Inthanon, the highest point in Thailand. Most of the range is in Chiang Mai Province , with parts in Mae Hong Son and Lamphun Provinces . Geologically in the Thanon Thong Chai Range, as in the other southern subranges of the Shan Hills, layers of alluvium are superimposed on hard rock.
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Topographical features within the Phitsanulok Province of Thailand include the Phetchabun Mountains, the Nan River and several of its tributaries, waterfalls, swamps, forests, grasslands, caves, a reservoir and an extensive network of canals. Populated areas of the province are largely cleared of natural vegetation and adapted for farming.