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Ko Kra ( th, เกาะกระ, ) is a group of small rocky islets in the southern area of the Gulf of Thailand. It is under the administration of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province of
Vietnam’s First Maritime Boundary Agreement
''Limits in the Seas, No 122 Straight Baseline Claim: Thailand;'' United States Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Kra Territorial disputes of Thailand Territorial disputes of Malaysia Malaysia–Thailand border Uninhabited islands of Thailand Islands of the Gulf of Thailand Ramsar sites in Thailand
Ko Kra ( th, เกาะกระ, ) is a group of small rocky islets in the southern area of the Gulf of Thailand. It is under the administration of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province of Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
.
This islet group should not be confused with other islands of the same name: Ko Kra in Chumphon Province or Mu Ko Kra (หมู่เกาะกระ) a group of islets to the west of Ko Mak in Trat Province. There is also a place by the name of Ko-kra in Kayah State
Kayah State ( my, ကယားပြည်နယ်, formerly Karenni State) is a state of Myanmar. Situated in eastern Myanmar, it is bounded on the north by Shan State, on the east by Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, and on the south and we ...
, mainland Myanmar
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Geography
Ko Kra, about 54 km from the nearest shore, consists of three islets: Ko Kra Yai, Ko Kra Klang, and Ko Kra Lek, as well as one small rocky outcrop, Hin Ko Kra. The area surrounding these islets is a good diving spot owing to its relative remoteness.Territorial dispute
The Ko Kra group, although barren and uninhabited, is part of a territorial dispute along with the islet of Ko Losin. The dispute over the continental shelf boundary betweenMalaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
and Thailand arises from the different baselines which the two countries adopt in calculating the equidistant line for boundary. Thailand's proclaimed baseline runs from the terminus at Kuala Tabar (the eastern terminus of the Malaysia-Thailand land border as defined by the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909) northwards to Ko Losin islet and then northwestwards to Ko Kra. Malaysia however does not regard Ko Losin as a valid baseline point and calculates the equidistant line on a baseline running along the shore. India has shown support for the Thais, calling for an end to the dispute.
See also
*List of islands of Thailand
This is a list of islands of Thailand.
Thailand has hundreds of islands both in the Gulf of Thailand and in the Andaman Sea. The islands of the central Gulf of Thailand are mostly located near the coast. Formerly most of the islands in Thailand ...
* Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909
References
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Vietnam’s First Maritime Boundary Agreement
''Limits in the Seas, No 122 Straight Baseline Claim: Thailand;'' United States Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Kra Territorial disputes of Thailand Territorial disputes of Malaysia Malaysia–Thailand border Uninhabited islands of Thailand Islands of the Gulf of Thailand Ramsar sites in Thailand