Isthmus of Kra
The Kra Isthmus, 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Isthmus
- Description: Isthmus in Malay Peninsula.
- Also known as: “Isthmus of Krah”, “Isthmus of Kraw”, “Kaya Kiwanzet”, “Khokhok Kra”, and “Kra Isthmus”
Isthmus of Kra
- Categories: isthmus and landform
- Location: Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Western Frisian—“Isthmus of Kra” goes by many names.
- Achinese: “Tanoh Geunténg Kra”
- Asturian: “ismu de Kra”
- Asturian: “Ismu de Kra”
- Azerbaijani: “Kra bərzəği”
- Azerbaijani: “Kra bərzəxi”
- Basque: “Kra istmoa”
- Belarusian: “Кра”
- Bengali: “ক্র যোজক”
- Bulgarian: “Кра”
- Catalan: “istme de Kra”
- Catalan: “Istme de Kra”
- Cebuano: “Isthmus of Kra”
- Chinese: “克拉地峡”
- Chinese: “克拉地峡運河”
- Chinese: “克拉地峽”
- Czech: “Kra”
- Czech: “Šíje Kra”
- Dutch: “Isthmus van Kra”
- Dutch: “Landengte van Kra”
- Estonian: “Kra maakitsus”
- French: “Canal thai”
- French: “Isthme de Kra”
- Galician: “Istmo de Kra”
- German: “Isthmus von Kra”
- German: “Kra channel”
- German: “Thai channel”
- Greek: “Ισθμός του Κρα”
- Hindi: “क्रा थलसंधि”
- Hungarian: “Kra-földhíd”
- Icelandic: “Kraeiðið”
- Indonesian: “Tanah Genting Kra”
- Italian: “Istmo di Kra”
- Japanese: “クラ地峡”
- Korean: “끄라 지협”
- Korean: “크라 지협”
- Lithuanian: “Kra sąsmauka”
- Malay: “Segenting Kra”
- Marathi: “क्रा संयोगभूमि”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kra-eidet”
- Norwegian: “Kra-eidet”
- Polish: “Kra”
- Portuguese: “Istmo de Kra”
- Romanian: “Istmul Kra”
- Russian: “Кра”
- Slovak: “Kra”
- Slovenian: “Kra”
- Slovenian: “preliv Kra”
- Slovenian: “Tajski preliv”
- Spanish: “Istmo de Kra”
- Swedish: “Isthmus of Kra”
- Swedish: “Kranäset”
- Tamil: “கிரா பூசந்தி”
- Thai: “กิ่วกระ”
- Thai: “คอคอดกระ”
- Thai: “คอคอดกระหรือ กิ่วกระ”
- Ukrainian: “Кра”
- Ukrainian: “Перешийок Кра”
- Vietnamese: “Eo đất Kra”
- Western Frisian: “Lâningte fan Kra”
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Notable Places Nearby
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