Kra Isthmus
Narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula in Thailand.
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The Kra Isthmus is the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, located in Southern Thailand.[1]
Quick Facts
- Location
- Ranong and Chumphon, Thailand
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
A mountain chain extending from Tibet through the Malay peninsula is divided into two sections at the Kra Isthmus.[2] The Phuket Range, which continues the Tenasserim Hills for more than 400 km north of the Three Pagodas Pass, forms the southern portion of this chain.[2] Within this ecoregion, dipterocarp species are the predominant trees.[3] Due to the International Date Line, this landing preceded the Pearl Harbor attack (which occurred on 7 December Hawaii time) by several hours, thus constituting the Pacific War's initial major engagement.[4][5]
As part of the Malayan campaign, Japanese troops advanced southward into Perlis and Penang.[4] A canal connecting the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea has been proposed for many years under the name Thai Canal.[6]
What the cited sources add
The Parfitt account notes the peninsula is accessible from both sides at its narrowest point, the Isthmus of Kra.[5] The same source states that from 1939 through mid-1941 Britain was fully occupied with the struggle against Nazi Germany.[5] The International Institute of Marine Surveying’s page notes the challenge at the isthmus is a mountain stretch reaching 75 metres above sea-level.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Kra Isthmus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Kra, Isthmus of", Oxford Dictionaries (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Kra Isthmus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gupta, A. The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Kra Isthmus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Washington, DC: Isl (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Kra Isthmus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Parfitt, "Bicycle Blitzkreig [sic] The Japanese Conquest of Malaya and Singapore 1941-1942", MilitaryHistoryOnline.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Parfitt, "Bicycle Blitzkreig [sic] The Japanese Conquest of Malaya and Singapore 1941-1942", MilitaryHistoryOnline.com. facts only, no text reused. militaryhistoryonline.com
- Wikipedia, "Kra Isthmus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Griffith University, "Thai Canal Project: Over 300 years of conceptualising and still counting", Asian Correspondent, 23 March 2010; Perry, "Singapore: Unlikely Power", Oxford University Press, 2017 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- See the International Institute of Marine Surveying’s page on the Kra Canal Project.. facts only, no text reused. iims.org.uk
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- Wikipedia: Kra Isthmus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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