The Kra Isthmus (Thai: คอคอดกระ, pronounced [kʰɔ̄ː kʰɔ̂ːt kràʔ]; Malay: Segenting Kra), also called the Isthmus of Kra, in Thailand is the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. [1] The western part of the isthmus belongs to Ranong Province and the eastern part to Chumphon Province, both in Southern Thailand.

克拉地峡[1] （Kra Isthmus）為 泰國 連結 馬來半島 的地區，最窄處只有56公里，最高處為海拔75米。 [2] 得名來自泰國的 克拉布里河 （Kra Buri），是 拉廊府 （Ronong）的一條小河流。 克拉地峽位于 泰国 南部地区 春蓬府 和 拉廊府 境内的北緯七度到十度間約400公里的地區，连接 马来半岛，習慣上是馬來半島的最北界。 東接 泰國灣，西濒 安达曼海。 整個地峽都屬於 泰國，最窄处约56公里，最寬處約190公里。 最高處為海拔75米。 最窄處是 克拉百利河 （Kraburi River） …

2025年3月2日 · The Thai Canal (also known as the Kra Canal) is a proposed canal that would cut across the Malay Peninsula in Southern Thailand. This man-made waterway would connect the Andaman Sea with the Gulf of Thailand, providing a maritime shortcut by rerouting shipping away from the Strait of Malacca.

Isthmus of Kra, narrow neck of southern Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand, connecting the Malay Peninsula to the Asian mainland. The isthmus lies between the Gulf of Thailand to the east and the Andaman Sea to the west. It is 25–30 miles (40–48 km) wide at its narrowest point, between Chumphon and Kra

2023年11月2日 · A ‘land bridge’ across Thailand’s Kra Isthmus: What is this centuries-old idea, resurrected again? The initial idea was of a 90-km canal joining the Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand. Now it is a China-backed economic corridor with ports on both sides. The project could take away the critical value of the Strait of Malacca — but is it ...

2017年10月4日 · The Kra or Thai Canal is a proposed manmade waterway across the Kra Isthmus on the Malay Peninsula in southern Thailand. The canal would connect the South China Sea with the Andaman Sea,...

2023年12月4日 · An isthmus is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses and is bordered by water on two sides. The Kra Isthmus in Thailand is the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. The isthmus is bordered to the west by the Andaman Sea and to …

2025年1月16日 · The Kra Isthmus (Malay: Segenting Kra/Segenting Kera) (Thai: Kor- Kod Kra) is the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. The western part of the isthmus belongs to Thailand’s Ranong Province and the eastern part to Chumphon Province, both in Southern Thailand.

The Kra Isthmus (Thai: คอคอดกระ, pronounced [kʰɔ̄ː kʰɔ̂ːt kràʔ]; Malay: Segenting Kra), also called the Isthmus of Kra, in Thailand is the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. The western part of the isthmus belongs to Ranong Province and the eastern part to Chumphon Province, both in Southern Thailand.

Kra, Isthmus of krä [key], narrow neck of the Malay Peninsula, c.40 mi (60 km) wide, SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand. It has long been the proposed site of a ship canal that would bypass the congested Straits of