Ocean's Edge at Krating Bay

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Geography

  • * Thailand is the world's 49th largest country, covering an area of 513,000 sq km (198,000 sq mi), it is comparable in size to Spain.
  • * Due to its setting in South East Asia, the kingdom overlays several different geographic regions.
  • * The North of the country is mountainous, Doi Inthanon at 2576 metres being the highest point.
  • * The North East consists of the Khorat Plateau, bordered to the east by the Mekong River.
  • * The centre of the country is predominantly flat, disected by the Chao Phraya river, which runs through Bangkok into the Gulf of Thailand.
  • * The South consists of the narrow Kra Isthmus that widens into the Malay Peninsula.
  • * The local climate is tropical and characterised by monsoons.
  • * February to April is the hot season.
  • * May to October is a cloudy, rainy and warm monsoon.
  • * November to January is the cool season.

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