Kra Canal (1824-1910): The Elusive Dream
Positioned in the north of the Malay Peninsula, the Isthmus of Kra is the narrowest land mass separating the Andaman Sea from the Gulf of Thailand. Cutting a canal across this isthmus – seldom more than 50 miles across – will reduce almost 1,500 miles of sea route between Europe and East Asia and...
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2012
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5356/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5356/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5356/1/Akademika82%281%29%2520Bab%25208-L.pdf |