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Gulf of Thailand

April 29, 2023

The Gulf of Thailand, also known as the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow inlet[1][2] in the southwestern South China Sea, bounded between the southwestern shores of the Indochinese Peninsula and the northern half of the Malay Peninsula. It is around 800 km (500 mi) in length and up to 560 km (350 mi) in width, and has a surface area of 320,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi).[3][4] The gulf is surrounded on the north, west and southwest by the coastlines of Thailand (hence the name), on the northeast by Cambodia and the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam, and opens to the South China Sea in the southeast.

Gulf of Thailand
  • ឈូងសមុទ្រសៀម
  • อ่าวไทย
  • Teluk Siam
  • تلوق سيام
  • Vịnh Thái Lan
  • Gulf of Siam
Location of the gulf
LocationSoutheast Asia
Coordinates09°30′N 102°00′E / 9.500°N 102.000°E / 9.500; 102.000Coordinates: 09°30′N 102°00′E / 9.500°N 102.000°E / 9.500; 102.000
TypeGulf
Primary inflowsSouth China Sea
Basin countries
Surface area320,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi)
Average depth58 m (190 ft)
Max. depth85 m (279 ft)

Names

The modern Thai name of the gulf is Ao Thai (Thai: อ่าวไทย, [ʔàːw tʰāj] ( listen), 'Thai Gulf') and "Gulf of Thailand" has been adopted as the official name of the body by the International Hydrographic Organization.[5][when?] Its name in Malay is "Gulf of Siam", Teluk Siam or in Jawi script: تلوق سيم, and in Khmer: ឈូងសមុទ្រសៀម, Chhoung Samut Siem. In Thai, the gulf is historically known as Ao Sayam (Thai: อ่าวสยาม).[6] In Vietnamese it is known as Vịnh Thái Lan.

It is generally identified with the Great Gulf (Latin: Magnus Sinus) known to Greek, Roman, Arab, Persian, and Renaissance cartographers before the influx of Portuguese explorers removed the phantom Dragon Tail peninsula from European world maps in the 16th century.

Geography

 
Map showing the location of the gulf

The Gulf of Thailand is bordered by Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam.[7][8] It occupies a seabed area of 304,000 km2 from 6° N to 13°30' N latitude and 99°E to 104° E longitude.[9]: 250  The northern tip of the gulf is the Bay of Bangkok at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. The southern boundary of the gulf is defined by a line from Cape Bai Bung in southern Vietnam (just south of the mouth of the Mekong River) to the town of Tumpat and Pengkalan Chepa on the Malaysian coast.

The gulf is relatively shallow: its mean depth is 58 metres (190 ft) and the maximum depth is only 85 metres (279 ft).[9]: 250  This makes water exchange slow, and the strong water inflow from the rivers reduces the level of salinity in the gulf (3.05–3.25 percent) and enriches the sediments. Only at greater depths does water with a higher salinity (3.4 percent) flow into the gulf from the South China Sea. It fills the central depression below a depth of 50 metres (160 ft). The main rivers which empty into the gulf are the Chao Phraya, including its distributary Tha Chin River, the Mae Klong, and Bang Pakong rivers at the Bay of Bangkok, and to a lesser degree the Tapi River flowing into Bandon Bay in the southwest of the gulf.

The International Hydrographic Organization defines the southern limit of the gulf as "[a] line running from the Western extreme of Cambodia or Camau Point (8°36'N) to the Northern extreme of the point on the East side of the estuary of the Kelantan River (6°14′N 102°15′E / 6.233°N 102.250°E / 6.233; 102.250)".[5]

Seabed morphology

The seabed morphology in the central depression of the gulf is characterised by the presence of elongated mounds and ridges arranged parallel to the axis of the basin. This morphology, widespread within the gulf in water depths exceeding 50 m, covers an area of tens of thousands of square kilometres.

It reflects an interaction between sediment dewatering and the erosional activity of the present-day bottom currents.[10] The sediment dewatering and fluid seepage result in the formation of numerous small pits and pockmarks. The long-term erosion imposed by currents of stable orientation modifies pockmarks into long runnels and depressions, and ultimately leads to the formation of the large fields of elongated mounds and ridges, as well as the residual outliers of un-eroded mud and clay sheets.[10]

Bays

Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
  • Vinh Thuan Yen
  • Vinh Ba Hon
  • Vinh Hon Chong

Islands

See also: List of islands of Thailand, List of islands of Cambodia, and List of islands of Vietnam

The larger islands in the gulf include:

Environment

 
Shallow waters of the Gulf of Thailand off the coast of Ko Mak

Coral reefs

There are 75,590 rai of coral reef in the gulf, of which five percent are considered to be in fertile condition. In 2010 severe coral bleaching occurred at most reef sites in the country. Bleaching of reefs in the Andaman Sea was more severe and extensive than that in the Gulf of Thailand.[11] In 2016, coral bleaching was detected at Ko Thalu and Ko Lueam in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province for the first time.[12] Scientists have determined that bleaching starts when seawater temperature rises beyond 30 °C for more than three weeks. Given the prolonged period of temperatures up to 32 °C at Ko Thalu in Prachuap Khiri Khan, five to ten percent of corals in the area are already bleached.[13]

Water quality

Coastal water monitoring results in 2015 from 202 sampling locations, collected twice annually, indicate that no Thai coastal waters were found to be in excellent condition. Sixteen percent of coastal water was of good quality, 72 percent was of fair quality, 9 percent was of poor quality and 3 percent was of very poor quality. The quality of all coastal waters exhibited similar percentages — most were of fair quality — except for the Inner Gulf of Thailand, where the coastal water was poor to very poor. In comparison to coastal water quality as measured in 2014, water quality has deteriorated.[14]: 52  Some gulf waters off Chachoengsao Province, Samut Sakhon Province, Samut Prakan Province, Bangkok, Rayong Province, Chonburi Province, Phetchaburi Province, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, and Surat Thani Province were judged to have coastal waters in "poor" or "very poor" condition.[14]: 54  Songkhla was the only province on the gulf with coastal water rated "good" quality.[14]: 56 

Fisheries

Of Thailand's total marine catch, 41 percent is caught in the Gulf of Thailand and 19 percent in the Andaman Sea. Forty percent is caught in waters outside Thailand's EEZ.[11]

Coastal erosion

Thailand has 1,660 kilometres of coastline bordering the gulf. "Severe erosion", more than five metres of coastline loss per year, afflicts 670 kilometres of that total. At least some of the erosion is attributable to the clearing of mangrove forests to make way for shrimp farms.[15]

Plastic pollution

In February 2017, a 10 kilometer-long patch of plastic refuse was found floating off Chumphon Province.[16] Thailand is among the world's worst plastic polluters. More than half of "land-based plastic waste leakage" into the sea originates from just five countries: China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.[17]

The Thai Marine and Coastal Resources Department has noted that at least 300 sea animals on average—60 per cent of which are whales and dolphins—die from eating plastic fishing gear and trash each year.[16] Filter feeding invertebrates tested off the coast of Chonburi Province showed high levels of microplastics, leading the authors to warn that, "Health risks are possible when people consume these contaminated marine organisms, particularly shellfish."[18]

Thailand's Pollution Control Department (PCD) estimates that plastic waste in the country is increasing at an annual rate of 12 percent, or around two million tonnes per year.[16]

Oil spills

In 2013, a pipeline leak resulted in an oil slick that went on to coat a beach on the nearby Ka Samet island.[19]

In late January 2022, a leak in the pipeline operated by the Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Ltd caused a spill of 20 to 50 tonnes across 47 sq km of water, with some oil reaching the coast of Rayong province 20 km away.[19][20]

Tourism

 
Eden's whale feeds in the gulf
 
Eden's whale off Bang Tapun.

The gulf's many coral reefs have made it attractive to divers. The tropical warmth of the water attracts many tourists. Some of the most important tourist destinations in the Gulf of Thailand are the islands of Ko Samui and Ko Pha Ngan in Surat Thani Province, Pattaya in Chonburi Province, Cha-am in Phetchaburi Province, Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, and Ko Samet in Rayong Province.

In recent years, the bay has become known for its whale watching activities, targeting the endemic, critically endangered populations of cetaceans (Eden's whales, newly described Omura's whales,[21] Chinese white dolphins, and Irrawaddy dolphins showing unique feeding behaviors), and dugongs.[22][23][24] It was first classified by Müller in 1776 as Trichechus dugon.[25] Five species of the sea turtles have been found in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman sea coast, including olive ridley turtles, green turtles, hawksbill turtles, loggerhead turtles, and leatherback turtles.[26]

Territorial disputes

The area between Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam is subject to several territorial disputes. Malaysia and Thailand have chosen to jointly develop the disputed areas, which include the islands of Ko Kra and Ko Losin.[27] A long-standing dispute between Cambodia and Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand concerns mainly the island of Phú Quốc or Koh Tral in Khmer, which is off the Cambodian coast.[28] Cambodia also claims 48,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi) of shelf area.[29][30]

See also

References

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The Gulf of Thailand also known as the Gulf of Siam is a shallow inlet 1 2 in the southwestern South China Sea bounded between the southwestern shores of the Indochinese Peninsula and the northern half of the Malay Peninsula It is around 800 km 500 mi in length and up to 560 km 350 mi in width and has a surface area of 320 000 km2 120 000 sq mi 3 4 The gulf is surrounded on the north west and southwest by the coastlines of Thailand hence the name on the northeast by Cambodia and the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam and opens to the South China Sea in the southeast Gulf of Thailandឈ ងសម ទ រស មxawithyTeluk Siamتلوق سيامVịnh Thai LanGulf of SiamLocation of the gulfLocationSoutheast AsiaCoordinates09 30 N 102 00 E 9 500 N 102 000 E 9 500 102 000 Coordinates 09 30 N 102 00 E 9 500 N 102 000 E 9 500 102 000TypeGulfPrimary inflowsSouth China SeaBasin countriesCambodiaThailandMalaysiaVietnamSurface area320 000 km2 120 000 sq mi Average depth58 m 190 ft Max depth85 m 279 ft Contents 1 Names 2 Geography 2 1 Seabed morphology 2 2 Bays 2 3 Islands 3 Environment 3 1 Coral reefs 3 2 Water quality 3 3 Fisheries 3 4 Coastal erosion 3 5 Plastic pollution 3 6 Oil spills 4 Tourism 5 Territorial disputes 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksNames EditThe modern Thai name of the gulf is Ao Thai Thai xawithy ʔaːw tʰaj listen Thai Gulf and Gulf of Thailand has been adopted as the official name of the body by the International Hydrographic Organization 5 when Its name in Malay is Gulf of Siam Teluk Siam or in Jawi script تلوق سيم and in Khmer ឈ ងសម ទ រស ម Chhoung Samut Siem In Thai the gulf is historically known as Ao Sayam Thai xawsyam 6 In Vietnamese it is known as Vịnh Thai Lan It is generally identified with the Great Gulf Latin Magnus Sinus known to Greek Roman Arab Persian and Renaissance cartographers before the influx of Portuguese explorers removed the phantom Dragon Tail peninsula from European world maps in the 16th century Geography Edit Map showing the location of the gulf The Gulf of Thailand is bordered by Cambodia Thailand Malaysia and Vietnam 7 8 It occupies a seabed area of 304 000 km2 from 6 N to 13 30 N latitude and 99 E to 104 E longitude 9 250 The northern tip of the gulf is the Bay of Bangkok at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River The southern boundary of the gulf is defined by a line from Cape Bai Bung in southern Vietnam just south of the mouth of the Mekong River to the town of Tumpat and Pengkalan Chepa on the Malaysian coast The gulf is relatively shallow its mean depth is 58 metres 190 ft and the maximum depth is only 85 metres 279 ft 9 250 This makes water exchange slow and the strong water inflow from the rivers reduces the level of salinity in the gulf 3 05 3 25 percent and enriches the sediments Only at greater depths does water with a higher salinity 3 4 percent flow into the gulf from the South China Sea It fills the central depression below a depth of 50 metres 160 ft The main rivers which empty into the gulf are the Chao Phraya including its distributary Tha Chin River the Mae Klong and Bang Pakong rivers at the Bay of Bangkok and to a lesser degree the Tapi River flowing into Bandon Bay in the southwest of the gulf The International Hydrographic Organization defines the southern limit of the gulf as a line running from the Western extreme of Cambodia or Camau Point 8 36 N to the Northern extreme of the point on the East side of the estuary of the Kelantan River 6 14 N 102 15 E 6 233 N 102 250 E 6 233 102 250 5 Seabed morphology Edit The seabed morphology in the central depression of the gulf is characterised by the presence of elongated mounds and ridges arranged parallel to the axis of the basin This morphology widespread within the gulf in water depths exceeding 50 m covers an area of tens of thousands of square kilometres It reflects an interaction between sediment dewatering and the erosional activity of the present day bottom currents 10 The sediment dewatering and fluid seepage result in the formation of numerous small pits and pockmarks The long term erosion imposed by currents of stable orientation modifies pockmarks into long runnels and depressions and ultimately leads to the formation of the large fields of elongated mounds and ridges as well as the residual outliers of un eroded mud and clay sheets 10 Bays Edit ThailandBay of Bangkok Prachuap Bay Ao Manao Sattahip Bay Bandon BayCambodiaBay of Kompong Som Chhak Kompong Som Veal Rinh Bay Kep Bay Chhak Koh KongVietnamVinh Thuan Yen Vinh Ba Hon Vinh Hon ChongIslands Edit See also List of islands of Thailand List of islands of Cambodia and List of islands of Vietnam The larger islands in the gulf include Ko Chang Ko Mak Ko Kut Ko Samui Ko Pha Ngan Ko Tao Ko Phaluai Ko Sichang Ko Lan Ko Phai Ko Khram Ko Samae San Ko Samet Ko Rang Ko Khangkhao Ko Man Nok Ko Wai Ko Phi Ko Kham Ko Sai Ko Kra Ko Losin Phu Quốc Thổ Chu Islands Ha Tien Islands Ba Lụa Islands Nam Du Islands Koh Kong Koh Rong Koh Sdach Koh Rong Sanloem Koh Puos Koh Dek Koul Koh Russei Koh Ta Kiev Koh Preab Koh Thmei Koh Seh Koh Ach Seh Koh Tonsay Koh Tang Koh Pring Koh Poulo WaiEnvironment Edit Shallow waters of the Gulf of Thailand off the coast of Ko Mak Coral reefs Edit There are 75 590 rai of coral reef in the gulf of which five percent are considered to be in fertile condition In 2010 severe coral bleaching occurred at most reef sites in the country Bleaching of reefs in the Andaman Sea was more severe and extensive than that in the Gulf of Thailand 11 In 2016 coral bleaching was detected at Ko Thalu and Ko Lueam in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province for the first time 12 Scientists have determined that bleaching starts when seawater temperature rises beyond 30 C for more than three weeks Given the prolonged period of temperatures up to 32 C at Ko Thalu in Prachuap Khiri Khan five to ten percent of corals in the area are already bleached 13 Water quality Edit Coastal water monitoring results in 2015 from 202 sampling locations collected twice annually indicate that no Thai coastal waters were found to be in excellent condition Sixteen percent of coastal water was of good quality 72 percent was of fair quality 9 percent was of poor quality and 3 percent was of very poor quality The quality of all coastal waters exhibited similar percentages most were of fair quality except for the Inner Gulf of Thailand where the coastal water was poor to very poor In comparison to coastal water quality as measured in 2014 water quality has deteriorated 14 52 Some gulf waters off Chachoengsao Province Samut Sakhon Province Samut Prakan Province Bangkok Rayong Province Chonburi Province Phetchaburi Province Prachuap Khiri Khan Province and Surat Thani Province were judged to have coastal waters in poor or very poor condition 14 54 Songkhla was the only province on the gulf with coastal water rated good quality 14 56 Fisheries Edit Of Thailand s total marine catch 41 percent is caught in the Gulf of Thailand and 19 percent in the Andaman Sea Forty percent is caught in waters outside Thailand s EEZ 11 Coastal erosion Edit Thailand has 1 660 kilometres of coastline bordering the gulf Severe erosion more than five metres of coastline loss per year afflicts 670 kilometres of that total At least some of the erosion is attributable to the clearing of mangrove forests to make way for shrimp farms 15 Plastic pollution Edit In February 2017 a 10 kilometer long patch of plastic refuse was found floating off Chumphon Province 16 Thailand is among the world s worst plastic polluters More than half of land based plastic waste leakage into the sea originates from just five countries China Indonesia the Philippines Thailand and Vietnam 17 The Thai Marine and Coastal Resources Department has noted that at least 300 sea animals on average 60 per cent of which are whales and dolphins die from eating plastic fishing gear and trash each year 16 Filter feeding invertebrates tested off the coast of Chonburi Province showed high levels of microplastics leading the authors to warn that Health risks are possible when people consume these contaminated marine organisms particularly shellfish 18 Thailand s Pollution Control Department PCD estimates that plastic waste in the country is increasing at an annual rate of 12 percent or around two million tonnes per year 16 Oil spills Edit In 2013 a pipeline leak resulted in an oil slick that went on to coat a beach on the nearby Ka Samet island 19 In late January 2022 a leak in the pipeline operated by the Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Ltd caused a spill of 20 to 50 tonnes across 47 sq km of water with some oil reaching the coast of Rayong province 20 km away 19 20 Tourism Edit Eden s whale feeds in the gulf Eden s whale off Bang Tapun The gulf s many coral reefs have made it attractive to divers The tropical warmth of the water attracts many tourists Some of the most important tourist destinations in the Gulf of Thailand are the islands of Ko Samui and Ko Pha Ngan in Surat Thani Province Pattaya in Chonburi Province Cha am in Phetchaburi Province Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province and Ko Samet in Rayong Province In recent years the bay has become known for its whale watching activities targeting the endemic critically endangered populations of cetaceans Eden s whales newly described Omura s whales 21 Chinese white dolphins and Irrawaddy dolphins showing unique feeding behaviors and dugongs 22 23 24 It was first classified by Muller in 1776 as Trichechus dugon 25 Five species of the sea turtles have been found in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman sea coast including olive ridley turtles green turtles hawksbill turtles loggerhead turtles and leatherback turtles 26 Territorial disputes EditThe area between Malaysia Thailand Cambodia and Vietnam is subject to several territorial disputes Malaysia and Thailand have chosen to jointly develop the disputed areas which include the islands of Ko Kra and Ko Losin 27 A long standing dispute between Cambodia and Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand concerns mainly the island of Phu Quốc or Koh Tral in Khmer which is off the Cambodian coast 28 Cambodia also claims 48 000 square kilometres 19 000 sq mi of shelf area 29 30 See also Edit2010 floods in Thailand and north Malaysia Apsara fieldPortals Thailand Water GeographyReferences Edit Marine Gazetteer browser Marineregions org Retrieved June 6 2016 Thailand Gulf of Oxford University Press Archived from the original on October 30 2014 Retrieved June 6 2016 Marine Gazetteer Placedetails Gulf of Thailand Marineregions org Retrieved June 6 2016 Gulf of Thailand Deepseawaters com Retrieved June 7 2016 a b Limits of Oceans and Seas PDF 3 ed International Hydrographic Organization 1953 p 23 Archived from the original PDF on 8 October 2011 Retrieved 28 December 2020 rayathangesdc praphaschaythaelxawsyam ph s 2470 A report on the royal travel through the Gulf of Siam 1927 PDF Royal Thai Government Gazette in Thai 88 D 44 1927 05 22 Archived from 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Wongcha um Panu 29 January 2022 Coates Stephen ed Thai beach declared disaster area after oil spill Reuters maruckwaloxmura stwthaelinbychistwsngwnchudihm Come to know Omura s whale marine animal in the new reserve animal account DMCR in Thai 2019 05 13 Dugongs and seagrass in Thailand Present status and future challenges PDF Phuket Marine Biological Center and Department of Marine and Coastal Resources pp 41 50 Archived from the original PDF on March 4 2016 Retrieved June 7 2016 Conservation of the Dugong Dugong Dugon on the Eastern Coast of the Gulf of Thailand PDF Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Aberdeen Hong Kong amp Project Aware Australia May 1 2004 Retrieved June 7 2016 Marsh H et al 2002 Dugong status reports and action plans for countries and territories Archived 2007 05 08 at the Wayback Machine IUCN Dugong dugon The Paleobiology Database Retrieved on 22 July 2007 Boonngok Papitchaya 22 June 2009 Threatened sea turtles have Thai navy for protection Reuters Retrieved 11 August 2021 Defining areas for joint development in disputed waters Malaysia Thailand p 13 University of Wollongong Retrieved June 7 2016 Prescott J R V 1978 Boundaries and Frontiers Rowman and Littlefield ISBN 978 0847660865 Paul Ganster amp David E Lorey Borders and border politics in a globalizing world full citation needed Schofield Clive 2008 Maritime Claims Conflicts and Cooperation in the Gulf of Thailand Ocean Yearbook Online 22 75 116 doi 10 1163 221160008x00064 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gulf of Thailand Maritime boundary delimitation in the gulf of Thailand Schofield Clive Howard 1999 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gulf of Thailand amp oldid 1151602493, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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