Chao Phraya River delta

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alluvial plain geographical region river delta

The Chao Phraya River delta is a fertile, low-lying alluvial plain in central Thailand that forms the country’s main rice-growing region and hosts its capital, Bangkok.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Central Plains of Thailand	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	alluvial plain ⓘ geographical region ⓘ river delta ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater	Gulf of Thailand ⓘ
characteristic	alluvial soils ⓘ fertile ⓘ low-lying ⓘ
climate	tropical monsoon climate ⓘ
contains	Bangkok Metropolitan Region ⓘ surface form: Bangkok metropolitan area
containsCity	Bangkok ⓘ Nonthaburi Province ⓘ surface form: Nonthaburi Samut Prakan Province ⓘ surface form: Samut Prakan
containsProvince	Ang Thong Province ⓘ Ayutthaya Province ⓘ Bangkok Metropolitan Region ⓘ Chachoengsao Province ⓘ Nonthaburi Province ⓘ Pathum Thani Province ⓘ Samut Prakan Province ⓘ Suphan Buri Province ⓘ
country	Thailand ⓘ
drainageBasinOf	Chao Phraya River ⓘ
economicRole	core region of Thailand’s rice export economy ⓘ major agricultural production area of Thailand ⓘ
elevation	mostly below 2 metres above sea level ⓘ
formedBy	sediment deposition from the Chao Phraya River and its tributaries ⓘ
hasSeason	dry season ⓘ rainy season ⓘ
hydrologicalFeature	irrigation channels ⓘ network of canals ⓘ tidal waterways ⓘ
importance	economic core of Thailand ⓘ political center of Thailand ⓘ
knownAs	Thailand’s main rice-growing region ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Thailand ⓘ
majorCrop	rice ⓘ
mouthOf	Chao Phraya River ⓘ
risk	land subsidence ⓘ saltwater intrusion ⓘ sea-level rise impacts ⓘ seasonal flooding ⓘ storm surges from the Gulf of Thailand ⓘ
soilType	fine alluvial clay ⓘ
supportsActivity	aquaculture ⓘ intensive wet-rice cultivation ⓘ urban settlement ⓘ
tributarySystem	Nan River ⓘ Ping River ⓘ Wang River ⓘ Yom River NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Chao Phraya River → basinRegion → Chao Phraya River delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Plains of Thailand

Bangkok → locatedIn → Chao Phraya River delta ⓘ