Isthmus of Kra region

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geographical region isthmus

The Isthmus of Kra region is the narrow land bridge in southern Thailand that connects the Malay Peninsula to the Asian mainland and separates the Andaman Sea from the Gulf of Thailand.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Isthmus of Kra	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ isthmus ⓘ
approximateMinimumWidthInKilometers	44 ⓘ
approximateMinimumWidthInMiles	27 ⓘ
climate	tropical monsoon climate ⓘ
connects	Asian mainland ⓘ Malay Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Thailand ⓘ
crossedBy	railway line to southern Thailand ⓘ road networks linking central Thailand and southern Thailand ⓘ
dominantVegetation	tropical rainforest ⓘ
economicActivity	fishing ⓘ oil palm cultivation ⓘ rubber cultivation ⓘ tourism ⓘ
ethnicGroups	Chinese Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ Malay Muslims ⓘ Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalFeature	narrow lowland between mountain ranges ⓘ
hasBodyOfWaterOnEast	Gulf of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBodyOfWaterOnWest	Andaman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	discussed for centuries as possible canal site ⓘ
languageRegion	Thai language ⓘ
locatedIn	Chumphon Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Prachuap Khiri Khan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranong Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Surat Thani Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Thailand ⓘ
locatedOn	Kra Isthmus NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Kra Isthmus NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyMajorCity	Chumphon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranong NERFINISHED ⓘ
oceanBasinEast	South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
oceanBasinWest	eastern Indian Ocean ⓘ
partOf	Malay Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ
proposedProject	Kra Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Southeast Asia ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ Theravada ⓘ surface form: Theravada Buddhism
separates	Andaman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance	potential canal route between Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Chumphon province → locatedIn → Isthmus of Kra region ⓘ

Ranong province → locatedInGeographicRegion → Isthmus of Kra region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Isthmus of Kra