Siam: nature and industry / Issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Communications.

  • Thailand. Krasūang Sētthakān.
Date:
1930
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    are very numerous but small in size, the largest bemg the Ménain P’échaburi, the Ménam Pran and the Ménam Bandon. The latter is a short delta and is made up of the waters from two large streams, the Ménam Tapi and the Ménam Kirirat which, flowing northward towards the Ao Bandon, drain a wide plain between the Na’kon and Ptikét Ranges. There are two other coastal plains of considerable extent to the south ; that to the east of the Nak’on Range contains a great brackish lake, the T‘alé Sap, whilst the plain of Patani in the southeast corner of Siam is drained by streams from the frontier range, which flow north to the sea; the largest of these streams are the Ménam Tani or Patani and the Ménaim Saiburi. The only important rivers flowing into the Indian Ocean are the Ménam Trang and the Ménam Kra. The latter has a wide estuary, studded with sand banks and islands, and known locally as the Ménam Pakehan. On the east coast of the Penisula there are few bays, A6 Sa-wi, Ad Band6én and Aé Nak’on being the most important. The islands also are few in number, the largest being Ko Samii and Ko Pa-ngan. These two isiands form a continuation north- ward of the Nak’on Range. The west coast, on the other hand where the mountains extend down to the sea, is much indented with bays and closely fringed with islands. In spite of this there is no harbour or safe roadstead deep enough for ocean liners on the west coast. The most important of the islands is Ko Piket, the centre of the tin industry. Its area is about 600 sq. kilometres. Its length is 48 km. and its breadth 20 km. Amongst the other islands may be mentioned Ko Lanta, Ko Prat’6ng, Ko Yad Yai, Ko Libéng and Pulo Tarutau. \