The river of Segenting Kra at Kra Isthmus

Continuing from Views from Wat Suwan Khiri, Ranong.

Journey was continued going south-westwards to Ranong. Next we stopped at a place designated as the Kra Isthmus.

This refers to the Segenting Kra, the narrowest area along the Malay Peninsular. Actually Kra Isthmus is the English word for Segenting Kra (Malay word).

The term itself actually covers some 70 km of land. There is the river of Segenting Kra which forms a natural border between the nations of Thailand and Myanmar/Burma.

But only this particular area is officially designated as the Kra Isthmus by the Thai government.

For this is where the road from Chumpon to Ranong is closest to the border.

Just across 100 metres or so is Myanmar...