Geography of Burma
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| Continent | Asia |
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| Region | Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 22°00′N 98°00′E / 22.000°N 98.000°ECoordinates: 22°00′N 98°00′E / 22.000°N 98.000°E |
| Area | Ranked 40th |
| • Total | 676,578 km2 (261,228 sq mi) |
| • Land | 96.94% |
| • Water | 3.06% |
| Coastline | 1,930 km (1,200 mi) |
| Borders |
Total land borders: 6,522 km (4,053 mi) Bangladesh: 271 km (168 mi) People's Republic of China: 2,129 km (1,323 mi) India: 1,468 km (912 mi) Laos 238 km (148 mi) Thailand: 2,416 km (1,501 mi) |
| Highest point |
Hkakabo Razi 5881 m (19,294.62 ft) |
| Lowest point |
Andaman Sea 0 m (0 ft) (sea level) |
| Longest river | Ayeyarwady River |
| Largest lake | Indawgyi Lake |
Myanmar (also known as Burma) is the northwestern-most country on the mainland of southeast Asia. It is strategically located near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes.
Tropical monsoon in the lowlands below 2,000 m (6,562 ft); cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April). Climate varies in the highlands depending on elevation; subtropical temperate climate at around 2,500 m (8,202 ft), temperate at 3,000 m (9,843 ft), cool, alpine at 3,500 m (11,483 ft) and above the alpine zone, cold, harsh tundra and Arctic climate. The higher elevations are subject to heavy snowfall and bad weather.
Myanmar is characterised by its central lowlands with the Sittaung Valley and Chindwin Valley and the small mountain ranges of Zeebyu Taungdan, Min-wun Taungdan, Hman-kin Taungdan and Gangaw Taungdan as well as the Bago Yoma (Pegu Range), a relatively low mountain chain between the Irrawaddy and the Sittaung River in central Myanmar. The Central Valley Region is limited by steep, rugged highlands in the North, where ranges at the southern end of the Hengduan System form the border between Myanmar and China. Hkakabo Razi, the country's highest point at 5,881 m (19,295 ft), is located at the northern end of the country. This mountain is part of a series of parallel ranges that run from the foothills of the Himalaya through the border areas with Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram.
The Arakan Mountains in the west run from Manipur into western Myanmar southwards through Rakhine State almost to Cape Negrais in the shores of the Bay of Bengal. The Arakan Range includes the Naga Hills, the Chin Hills, and the Patkai range which includes the Lushai Hills.
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