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The Kraburi River ( th, แม่น้ำกระบุรี, , ; my, မြစ်ကြီးနား,
BGN/PCGN: myitkyina, ''Kyan River''), also Kra ( th, กระ) or Pak Chan River ( th, แม่น้ำปากจั่น) is the
boundary
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*Boundary (cricket), the edge of the pla ...
river between
Thailand
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and
Myanmar
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at the
Kra Isthmus
The Kra Isthmus ( th, คอคอดกระ, ) 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. The ...
of the
Malay Peninsula. The river has its source in the
Tenasserim Hills
The Tenasserim Hills or Tenasserim Range ( my, တနင်္သာရီ တောင်တန်း, ; th, ทิวเขาตะนาวศรี, , ; ms, Banjaran Tanah Seri/Banjaran Tenang Sari) is the geographical name of a r ...
and flows into the
Andaman Sea near the Thai town of
Ranong
Ranong ( th, ระนองPronunciation) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in southern Thailand, capital of the Ranong Province and the Mueang Ranong District. The town covers completely the area of the '' tambon'' Khao Niwet (เขานิ ...
and
Kawthaung
Kawthaung ( mnw, ကော့ပိ, , ; th, เกาะสอง; , ; ms, Pulodua, ڤولودوا) is a town located in the southernmost part of Myanmar, in the Tanintharyi Region. During British rule in Burma between 1824 and 1948, it was kn ...
(Victoria Point), Myanmar.
At its mouth, the river is a wide tidal estuary, which contains the largest preserved
mangrove
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forests of Thailand. It is a protected area.
Lam Nam Kraburi National Park
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* Librar ...
covers most of the Thai side of the estuary, while the
Ranong Biosphere Reserve and the
Laemson Ramsar Site include areas to the south.
The sovereignty of three Andaman Sea islands at the river's mouth remain disputed. The standing agreement, negotiated in February 1982, left undetermined the status of Ginga Island (Ko Lam), Ko Kham, and Ko Ki Nok at the mouth of the Kraburi River (Pak Chan River). Subsequent negotiations in 1985, 1989, and 1990 made no progress. The two parties have designated the islands as "no man's land". Ongoing tensions in the area resulted in minor clashes in 1998, 2003, and 2013.
References
External links
Laemson Ramsar siteLam Nam Kraburi National Park
Rivers of Thailand
Andaman Sea
Myanmar–Thailand border
Rivers of Myanmar
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