Gulf of Martaban

E672043

coastal water body gulf

The Gulf of Martaban is a large, shallow inlet of the Andaman Sea off the coast of Myanmar, known for its extreme tidal ranges and rich but vulnerable marine and coastal ecosystems.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Gulf of Martaban canonical	14
Gulf of Martaban basin	1
Gulf of Martaban drainage area	1
northwestern Gulf of Martaban	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal water body ⓘ gulf ⓘ
basinCountry	Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy	Ayeyarwady Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Bago Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mon State NERFINISHED ⓘ
climateZone	tropical monsoon ⓘ
coast	Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectedTo	Andaman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Myanmar ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	extensive mudflats ⓘ high turbidity ⓘ large tidal range ⓘ rich marine biodiversity ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ vulnerable coastal ecosystems ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	artisanal fishing ⓘ small-scale aquaculture ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	coastal wetland ⓘ estuarine ecosystem ⓘ mangrove forest ⓘ mudflat ecosystem ⓘ
hasSedimentType	clay ⓘ fine silt ⓘ
importantFor	local fishing communities ⓘ migratory waterbirds ⓘ
influencedBy	Southwest Monsoon NERFINISHED ⓘ riverine sediment input ⓘ
locatedIn	Bay of Bengal region NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ eastern Indian Ocean ⓘ
mouthOfRiver	Ayeyarwady River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sittaung River NERFINISHED ⓘ Thanlwin River NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Martaban NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Mawlamyine NERFINISHED ⓘ Yangon NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Andaman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar coastal zone ⓘ
subjectTo	coastal erosion ⓘ habitat degradation ⓘ overfishing pressure ⓘ pollution risk ⓘ
usedFor	coastal shipping ⓘ local transportation ⓘ marine fisheries ⓘ
waterBodyType	shallow inlet ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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

Yangon Region → borders → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

Yangon Region → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

Port of Yangon → locatedNear → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

Hlaing River → mouthEmptiesInto → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

Yangon River → emptiesInto → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

Yangon River → mouthLocation → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

Yangon River → hasMouthPositionRelativeTo → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

this entity surface form: northwestern Gulf of Martaban

Yangon River → tributaryOf → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

Yangon River → drainageBasin → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Martaban basin

Thaton → nearBodyOfWater → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

Martaban → locatedNear → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

Thaton Kingdom → region → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

Nu River → mouthLocation → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

Sittaung River basin → emptiesInto → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

Sittaung River basin → riverMouthLocation → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

Sittaung River basin → partOf → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Martaban drainage area

Mawlamyine → locatedNear → Gulf of Martaban ⓘ