Mae Nam Mae Klong

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Mae Nam Mae Klong
Mae Klong
On the Mae Klong 5.JPG
Data
location Central Thailand
River system Mae Nam Mae Klong
origin Confluence of the Khwae Noi and Khwae Yai at Kanchanaburi
14 ° 1 ′ 5 ″  N , 99 ° 31 ′ 40 ″  E
muzzle In the Samut Songkhram Province in the Gulf of Thailand Coordinates: 13 ° 21 ′ 46 "  N , 100 ° 0 ′ 1"  E 13 ° 21 ′ 46 "  N , 100 ° 0 ′ 1"  E

length 140 km

The Mae Nam Mae Klong ( Thai : แม่น้ำ แม่ กลอง , pronunciation: [mɛ̂ː náːm mɛ̂ː klɔːŋ] ), or just Mae Klong , is a river in the western part of the central region of Thailand . The river begins at the confluence of the Khwae Noi and Khwae Yai at Kanchanaburi . It later flows into the Gulf of Thailand in Samut Songkhram Province .

The river is 140 kilometers long.

In the 1960s, the upper reaches of the river up to the provincial capital Kanchanaburi was renamed Khwae Yai ( แม่น้ำ แคว ใหญ่ , "Great Tributary"), as the famous bridge over the Kwai over the Mae Klong and not over the river Khwae (Kwai ) led.

  • Mae Klong

  • Mae Klong at Samut Songkhram

  • Mae Klong

  • Mouth of the Mae Klong in Samut Songkhram

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