The following is a list of inland islands of Cambodia . All islands mentioned are either situated in the Tonle Sap Lake, the Tonle Sap River or the Mekong River. [1] Most islands considerably vary in size over the course of a year, as a result of heavy rains during the rainy season and widespread inundation of the Mekong basin. Names are romanized according to the UNGEGN United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names system. [2]
| Name | English Name | Khmer Name | Size | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaôh Ché Nôk | ||||
| Kaôh Lngóng | ||||
| Kaôh Mŭs | Mosquito Island | កោះមូស |
| Name | English Name | Khmer Name | Size | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaôh Chab | Bird Island | កោះចាប | ||
| Kaôh Don Âk | ||||
| Kaôh Kon | Child Island | កោះកូន | ||
| Kaôh Krâbei | Buffalo island | កោះក្របី | ||
| Kaôh Kêv | ||||
| Kaôh K’êk | ||||
| Kaôh O Tôtœ̆ng | Square Island | កោះទទឹង | ||
| Kaôh Rœssei | Bamboo Island | កោះឫស្សី | ||
| Kaôh Slêng | Hill/Mount Island | |||
| Kaôh Stœ̆ng Tôtœ̆ng | ||||
| Kaôh Séh Slăb | Dead Horse Island | កោះសេះស្លាប់ | ||
| Kaôh Ta Mov |
| Name | English Name | Khmer Name | Size | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaôh Svay | Mango Island | កោះស្វាយ | ||
| Kaôh Samraong | កោះសំរោង |
| Name | English Name | Khmer Name | Size | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaôh Rumdĕng | Galanga Island | |||
| Kaôh Thum | Big Island | កោះធំ | ||
| Kaôh Ânlóng Chĕn | កោះអន្លង់ចិន | |||
| Kaôh Ŏknha Tey | Lord Tey's island | កោះឧកញ៉ាតី |
| Name | English Name | Khmer Name | Size | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaôh Bœ̆ng Khla | ||||
| Kaôh Bœ̆ng Kêv | ||||
| Kaôh Chan | Plate Island | កោះចាន | ||
| Kaôh Chbar | កោះច្បារ | |||
| Kaôh Chrés | Rust Island | កោះច្រេះ | ||
| Kaôh Chrêng | ||||
| Kaôh Chrœ̆m | ||||
| Kaôh Dâmlong Thum | Big Potato Island | កោះដំឡូងធំ | ||
| Kaôh Dâmlong Toch | Small Potato Island | កោះដំឡូងតូច | ||
| Kaôh Khlêng Pôr | ||||
| Kaôh Khlăb | ||||
| Kaôh Khnhê | ||||
| Kaôh Krăng | ||||
| Kaôh Kâmbaôr | ||||
| Kaôh Kôr | ||||
| Kaôh Mul | Round Island | កោះមូល | ||
| Kaôh Nôrŏng | ||||
| Kaôh Préang | ||||
| Kaôh Préng | ||||
| Kaôh Pêng | Lush Island | |||
| Kaôh Réal | ||||
| Kaôh Rôngiĕv | ||||
| Kaôh Rœssei | Bamboo Island | កោះឬស្សី | ||
| Kaôh Sbov | Elephant Grass Island | កោះស្បូវ | ||
| Kaôh Sâm Thum | ||||
| Kaôh Sâm Toch | ||||
| Kaôh Sâmbôr | កោះសម្បូរ | |||
| Kaôh Tahêm | ||||
| Kaôh Takôr | ||||
| Kaôh Tamau | ||||
| Kaôh Tasŭy | ||||
| Kaôh T'naôt | Sugar Palm Island | កោះស្ករត្នោត | ||
| Kaôh Toănhán | ||||
| Kaôh Tróng | Ahead Island | កោះត្រង់មុន | ||
| Kaôh Vêng | Long Island | កោះវែង | ||
| Kaôh Âmpĭl | Tamarind Island | កោះអម្ពិល | ||
| Kaôh Ândêng | កោះអណ្ដែង | |||
| Kaôh Ĕnt Chey |
| Name | English Name | Khmer Name | Size | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koh Pich | Diamond Island | កោះពេជ្រ | ||
| Koh Romdual [8] | Romdual Island | កោះរំដួល |
| Name | English Name | Khmer Name | Size | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaôh Khleăng Koŭ | ||||
| Kaôh Khsăch Puŏy | Sand covered island | |||
| Kaôh Lhêk | ||||
| Kaôh Rĭch | ||||
| Kaôh Sva Préam | ||||
| Kaôh Thmei | New Island | កោះថ្មី |
| Name | English Name | Khmer Name | Size | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaôh Horai |
| Name | English Name | Khmer Name | Size | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaôh Băng Yâk | ||||
| Kaôh Chrœ̆m | ||||
| Kaôh Chvéa Mala | ||||
| Kaôh Han | ||||
| Kaôh Hib | ||||
| Kaôh Hvon Kêv | ||||
| Kaôh Kdei | Judge's Island | |||
| Kaôh Khan Khăm | ||||
| Kaôh Khnhêng | ||||
| Kaôh Khon Hung | ||||
| Kaôh Ki | ||||
| Kaôh Kob | ||||
| Kaôh Kroch | Orange Island | កោះកក្រូច | ||
| Kaôh Kák Phleut | ||||
| Kaôh Lai | ||||
| Kaôh Langa | ||||
| Kaôh Liĕng | Clean Island | កោះលាង | ||
| Kaôh Mak Hvai | ||||
| Kaôh Nhang | ||||
| Kaôh Nu | That Island | កោះនោះ | ||
| Kaôh O'Kêv | ||||
| Kaôh Phéta | ||||
| Kaôh Poŭri | ||||
| Kaôh Preăh | Holy Island | កោះព្រះ | ||
| Kaôh Pring | Jambul Island | កោះព្រីង | ||
| Kaôh Pu Ei | ||||
| Kaôh Pœăy | ||||
| Kaôh Snam Sai | ||||
| Kaôh Snêng | Love Island | |||
| Kaôh Srâlay | ||||
| Kaôh Sâmpéay | ||||
| Kaôh Sŭn | ||||
| Kaôh Ta Ké | (Their) Ancestor's Island | កោះតា | ||
| Kaôh Takak | ||||
| Kaôh Tbong Khla | ||||
| Kaôh Toŭm |
Cambodia is a country in mainland Southeast Asia, border Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, the Gulf of Thailand and covers a total area of 181,035 km2 (69,898 sq mi). The country is situated in its entirety inside the tropical Indomalayan realm and the Indochina Time zone (ICT).
The system of Transport in Cambodia, rudimentary at the best of times, was severely damaged in the chaos that engulfed the nation in the latter half of the 20th century. The country's weak transport infrastructure hindered emergency relief efforts, exacerbating the logistical issues of procurement of supplies in general and their distribution. Cambodia received Soviet technical assistance and equipment to support the maintenance of the transportation network.
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is 4,909 km (3,050 mi), and it drains an area of 795,000 km2 (307,000 sq mi), discharging 475 km3 (114 cu mi) of water annually. From the Tibetan Plateau the river runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The extreme seasonal variations in flow and the presence of rapids and waterfalls in the Mekong make navigation difficult. Even so, the river is a major trade route between western China and Southeast Asia.
Tonlé Sap is a seasonally inundated freshwater lake, Tonlé Sap Lake, and an attached river, the 120 km (75 mi) long Tonlé Sap River, that connects the lake to the Mekong River. They form the central part of a complex hydrological system, in the 12,876 km2 (4,971 sq mi) Cambodian floodplain covered with a mosaic of natural and agricultural habitats that the Mekong replenishes with water and sediments annually. The central plain formation is the result of millions of years of Mekong alluvial deposition and discharge. From a geological perspective, the Tonlé Sap Lake and Tonlé Sap River are a current freeze-frame representation of the slowly but continuously shifting lower Mekong basin. Annual fluctuation of the Mekong's water volume, supplemented by the Asian monsoon regime, causes a unique flow reversal of the Tonlé Sap River. The largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, it contains an exceptionally large variety of interconnected eco-regions with a high degree of biodiversity and is therefore a biodiversity hotspot. It was designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1997.
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Kampong Chhnang is one of the central provinces (khaet) of Cambodia. Neighboring provinces are Kampong Thom, Kampong Cham, Kandal, Kampong Speu and Pursat. The provincial capital is the city of Kampong Chhnang.
Kampong Thom is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Siem Reap to the northwest, Preah Vihear to the north, Stung Treng to the northeast, Kratie to the east, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang to the south, and the Tonle Sap to the west.
Pursat is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. It is in the western part of the country and borders clockwise from the north: Battambang province, the Tonlé Sap, Kampong Chhnang province, Kampong Speu province, Koh Kong province, and Thailand. It lies between the Tonle Sap and the northern end of the Cardamom Mountains. The Pursat River bisects the province, running from the Cardamoms in the west to the Tonle Sap in the east.
Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces. The capital Phnom Penh is not a province but an "autonomous municipality", equivalent to a province governmentally and administered at the same level as the other 24 provinces.
Koh Sotin is a district (srok) located in Kampong Cham province, Cambodia. The district capital is Chi Haer town located around 10 kilometres south of the provincial capital of Kampong Cham by water, but some 42 kilometres by road. The district borders on the southern bank of the Mekong River and includes the islands of Koh Sothin and Koh Mitt in its area.
Tboung Khmum is a district (srok) located in Tboung Khmum province, Cambodia. The district capital is Tboung Khmum town located around 20 kilometres east of the provincial capital of Kampong Cham by road. Tboung Khmum was formerly a central district of Kampong Cham before Tboung Khmum Province was formed from land formerly part of Kampong Cham. The district shares no borders with other provinces and is home to the huge Chup Rubber plantation. The plantation covers much of the land area of the district and contributes a large proportion to the district and provincial economy.
Baribour is a district (srok) in the north of Kampong Chhnang province, in central Cambodia. The district capital is Baribour town located around 38 kilometres north west of the provincial capital of Kampong Chhnang by road. The district shares a border with Pursat province to the west and with Kampong Thom province to the north. The district borders on the Tonle Sap and the Tonle Sap river forms the northern and eastern borders of the district.
Kampong Tralach is a district (srok) in the south east of Kampong Chhnang province, in central Cambodia. The district capital is Kampong Tralach town located 37 kilometres south of the provincial capital of Kampong Chhnang by road. The district shares a border with Kandal province to the south and Kampong Cham province to the east. The Tonle Sap river runs through the district crossing roughly from north to south.
Natural resources are materials that occur in a natural form within environments. These can be classified as either biotic or abiotic on the basis of their origin. The landmass and the territorial waters of Cambodia contain a rather moderate amount, array and variety of resources. Apart from water, abiotic resources, such as minerals are generally rare. Still, advanced geo-scientific technologies have produced remarkable results and re-assessments in recent years, such as the localization of offshore oil and gas depots in the Gulf of Thailand. Cambodia, on the other hand possesses a relatively wide range of biotic resources, in particular timber, forest products, rare plants and a fauna of great diversity.
The Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve is a unique ecological phenomenon surrounding the Tonlé Sap or Great Lake of Cambodia. In 1997, it was successfully nominated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port is a government agency and state corporation of Cambodia and Sihanoukville that operates and governs the country's sole deep water port. In Sihanoukville, on the Bay of Kampong Som of the Gulf of Thailand in south-western Cambodia. The port was inaugurated in 1960 as construction of the Old Jetty's four berths had begun in 1955.
Boeng Tonle Chhmar is a 145.6 km2 (56.2 sq mi) large multiple use management area in Cambodia bordering Tonlé Sap lake that was established in 1999. It is located in Peam Bang Commune in Kampong Thom Province.
Preah Sihanouk Province is a province (khaet) in southwest Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. The provincial capital, also called Sihanoukville, is a deep water port city and a steadily growing and diversifying urban center on an elevated peninsula.
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