Isthmus of Kra

The Kra Isthmus, also called the Isthmus of Kra in , is the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. The western part of the isthmus belongs to and the eastern part to , both in .
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  • 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

Latitude
10.33333° or 10° 20′ north
Longitude
99° east
Elevation
243 feet (74 metres)
Open location code
7M2X82M2+82
Geo­Names ID
1152636
Wiki­data ID
Q322356
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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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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Isthmus of Kra”. Photo: Soe Lin, CC BY 2.0.