Earth Science 7-SEAsia3

Earth Science 7-Global Regions Index

South East Asia

Countries of South East Asia

Brunei-Equatorial an fully humid, Cambodia-Equatorial, monsoonal, and winter dry, East Timor-Equatorial and winter dry, Indonesia-Equatorial and fully humid, Laos-Equatorial and monsoonal, Malaysia-Equatorial and monsoonal, Myanmar-Equatorial, monsoonal, and winter dry, Philippines-Equatorial, monsoonal, and fully humid, Singapore-Equatorial and monsoonal, Thailand-Equatorial and winter dry, Vietnam-Equatorial, monsoonal, and winter dry

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Latitude and Longitude

-Latitude: 92^o E to about 125^o E

-Longitude: 28^o N to about 0^o N

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Elevation Range

The highest point in Southeast Asia is Mount Hkakabo Razi in Myanmar (19,294 feet/5,881 meters).The lowest point in Southeast Asia is the Gulf of Thailand (0 feet/0 meters).

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Bodies of Water

-Bay of Bengal

-Andaman Sea

-Gulf of Thailand

-Selat Mentawai

-Java Sea

-Banda Sea

-Celebes Sea

-Sulu Sea

-South China Sea

-Philippine Sea

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Land Features

-Hkakabo Razi in Myanmar (5,881 m)

-Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia (4,093 m)

-Doi Inthanon in Thailand (2,565 m)

-Xe Bang Fai River in Laos

-Kolok River in Malaysia

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Climate

-Main climate: equatorial -Precipitation:1)fully humid 2)winter dry 3)monsoonal

Ocean Currents

-North Equatorial

-South Equatorial

Salinity

-Medium Salinity

-35 parts per thousand

Ice Cover

-Sometimes in the alpine regions

Tides

-Extreme

References

-Google- for facts about geography and other

-Google Earth- for countries and latitudes and longitudes

-Ocean Motion Nasa Website- for ocean currents

-www.marinebio.net-for salinity

-http://www.celsias.com/article/south-east-asia-languishes-monsoon-season-bangkok/- for tides