Gulf of Thailand
Also known as Gulf of Siam
shallow inlet in the western part of the South China and Eastern Archipelagic Seas
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The Gulf of Thailand is a shallow inlet located in the western part of the South China Sea and the Eastern Archipelagic Seas region. It serves as an important maritime area connecting several Southeast Asian countries and their coastal communities.
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- Area
- 320000
- Image
- Gulf of Thailand Satellite Photo Jan 2004 NASA.png
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- Gulf of Thailand
- vertical depth
- 80
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The Gulf of Thailand, historically known as the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow inlet adjacent to the southwestern South China Sea, bounded between the southwestern shores of Mainland Southeast Asia and the northern half of the Malay Peninsula. It is around 800 km (500 mi) in length and up to 560 km (350 mi) in width, and has a surface area of 320,000 km (120,000 sq mi). The gulf is surrounded on the north, west and southwest by the coastline of Thailand; on the northeast by Cambodia; and the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It opens to the South China Sea in the southeast.
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