Gulf of Thailand
Shallow inlet in the South China Sea
The Gulf of Thailand (Thai: à¸à¹ˆà¸²à¸§à¹„ทย), historically known as the Gulf of Siam (Thai: à¸à¹ˆà¸²à¸§à¸ªà¸¢à¸²à¸¡), is a shallow inlet adjacent to the southwestern South China Sea, bounded between the southwestern shores of mainland Southeast Asia 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...