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What is the Malaysian peninsula called?
Malay Peninsula, also called Kra Peninsula, in Southeast Asia, a long, narrow appendix of the mainland extending south for a distance of about 700 miles (1,127 km) through the Isthmus of Kra to Cape Piai, the southernmost point of the Asian continent; its maximum width is 200 miles (322 km), and it covers roughly …
What countries are located on the Malay Peninsula?
The countries that are located on the Malay Peninsula are Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar.
Who owns the Malay Peninsula?
The n part of the Peninsula is now s Thailand and the s part is Malaya (w Malaysia): Singapore lies off its s tip. A mountain range forms the backbone of the Peninsula, rising to 2190m (7186ft) at Mount Gunong Tahang.