Bilauktaung
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Bilauktaung is a subrange of the Tenasserim Hills
. It is located in Burma, very close to the border with Thailand
. It extends for about 400 km from the Dawna Range along the border area to the Kra Isthmus
.
The Bilauktaung includes Ngayannik Yuak Taung 1,531 m, the highest point of the northern section of the Tenasserim range, as well as Palan Taung 1,455 m, among other similarly high summits.
The whole Bilauktaung is covered with tropical rain forest, but the western area is more heavily forested than the eastern for it receives heavier monsoon
rains.
Tenasserim Hills
Tenasserim Hills or Tenasserim Range is the geographical name of a mountain chain in Southeast Asia. Despite their relatively scant altitude these mountains form an effective barrier between Thailand and Burma in their northern and central region, extending to the Kra Isthmus into the Malay...
. It is located in Burma, very close to the border with Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. It extends for about 400 km from the Dawna Range along the border area to the Kra Isthmus
Kra Isthmus
The Kra Isthmus is the narrow land bridge which connects the Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Asia, and popularly named "The Devil's Neck".-Geography:...
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The Bilauktaung includes Ngayannik Yuak Taung 1,531 m, the highest point of the northern section of the Tenasserim range, as well as Palan Taung 1,455 m, among other similarly high summits.
The whole Bilauktaung is covered with tropical rain forest, but the western area is more heavily forested than the eastern for it receives heavier monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
rains.