Gulf of Thailand

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The Gulf of Thailand is a shallow arm of the western South China Sea bordered by Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, known for its rich fisheries, shipping routes, and popular coastal tourism areas.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Gulf of Thailand canonical 70
Gulf of Thailand coast 3
Gulf of Siam 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
gulf
marginal sea
borderedBy Cambodia
Malaysia
Thailand
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
connectedBy Gulf of Thailand–South China Sea passages
Strait of Malacca
connectedTo South China Sea
countryHasCoastOn Cambodia
Malaysia
Thailand
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
hasArea approximately 320000 square kilometres
hasAverageDepth about 45 metres
hasClimate tropical monsoon
hasCoastlineCountry Cambodia
Malaysia
Thailand
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
hasDispute maritime boundary disputes between Cambodia and Vietnam
maritime boundary disputes between Thailand and Cambodia
maritime boundary disputes between Thailand and Vietnam
hasEconomicActivity fishing
offshore petroleum production
shipping
tourism
hasFeature nutrient-rich waters
wide continental shelf
hasIsland Ko Chang
Ko Pha Ngan
Ko Samui
Ko Tao
Phu Quoc
hasIslandGroup Chumphon Archipelago
hasMajorPort Bangkok Port
Laem Chabang
Sihanoukville
Vung Tau
hasMajorRiverMouth Bang Pakong River
Chao Phraya River
Mae Klong River
Mekong Delta
surface form: Mekong River delta

Tha Chin River
hasMaximumDepth about 85 metres
hasSalinity lower than open-ocean South China Sea
hasWaterType shallow
influences regional monsoon patterns
knownFor coastal tourism resorts
important regional shipping routes
rich fisheries
locatedIn Southeast Asia
western Pacific Ocean region
partOf South China Sea

Referenced by (76)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Viet Nam borderBodyOfWater Gulf of Thailand
subject surface form: Vietnam
Thailand hasCoastOn Gulf of Thailand
Southeast Asia borderedBy Gulf of Thailand
South China Sea connectedTo Gulf of Thailand
Cambodia hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Thailand
southern Thailand bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Thailand
subject surface form: Southern Thailand
Mayaguez incident tookPlaceIn Gulf of Thailand
Chao Phraya River mouthLocation Gulf of Thailand
Chao Phraya River dischargesInto Gulf of Thailand
Indochinese Peninsula borderedBy Gulf of Thailand
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 lastKnownPositionRegion Gulf of Thailand
this entity surface form: Gulf of Thailand vicinity
Hà Tiên locatedOn Gulf of Thailand
Sihanoukville locatedOn Gulf of Thailand
Republic of Vietnam Navy operatedIn Gulf of Thailand
Sunda Shelf underlies Gulf of Thailand
Koh Tang locatedInBodyOfWater Gulf of Thailand
Songkhla locatedOnBodyOfWater Gulf of Thailand
Songkhla hasCoastline Gulf of Thailand
Ko Tao locatedIn Gulf of Thailand
Chaiya nearBodyOfWater Gulf of Thailand
Surat Thani nearBodyOfWater Gulf of Thailand
Pattani locatedOn Gulf of Thailand
Ko Pha Ngan locatedIn Gulf of Thailand
Klaikangwon Palace locatedOn Gulf of Thailand
Cambodian territorial waters locatedIn Gulf of Thailand
SS Mayaguez placeOfSeizure Gulf of Thailand
Battle of Koh Tang locationDescription Gulf of Thailand
Nakhon Si Thammarat locatedOn Gulf of Thailand
Ko Samui locatedIn Gulf of Thailand
Narathiwat locatedOn Gulf of Thailand
Chumphon province locatedOn Gulf of Thailand
Chumphon province hasCoastline Gulf of Thailand
Eastern Seaboard of Thailand locatedIn Gulf of Thailand
this entity surface form: Gulf of Thailand coast
Eastern Seaboard of Thailand borderedBy Gulf of Thailand
Jomtien Beach partOf Gulf of Thailand
this entity surface form: Gulf of Thailand coast
Jomtien Beach waterBody Gulf of Thailand
Koh Larn locatedIn Gulf of Thailand
Sanctuary of Truth overlooks Gulf of Thailand
Nong Nooch Tropical Garden locatedOn Gulf of Thailand
this entity surface form: Gulf of Thailand coast
Naklua borderedBy Gulf of Thailand
Force Z areaOfOperations Gulf of Thailand
this entity surface form: Gulf of Siam
Royal Thai Navy operatesIn Gulf of Thailand
Laem Chabang locatedNear Gulf of Thailand
Ko Chang locatedIn Gulf of Thailand
Ko Chang sea Gulf of Thailand
Mae Klong River mouth Gulf of Thailand
Mae Klong River emptiesInto Gulf of Thailand