Khorat Plateau

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The Khorat Plateau is a large, elevated region in northeastern Thailand known for its agricultural landscapes and distinct geology.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Khorat Plateau canonical 19
Isan Plateau 1
Khorat Basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
plateau
administrativeRegion Buriram Province
Kalasin Province
linked to: Kalasin province

Khon Kaen Province
linked to: Khon Kaen province

Maha Sarakham Province
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Roi Et Province
linked to: Roi Et province

Sakon Nakhon Province
Surin Province
linked to: Surin province

Ubon Ratchathani Province
Udon Thani Province
linked to: Udon Thani province
alsoKnownAs Korat Plateau
linked to: Khorat Plateau
borderedBy Dangrek Mountains
Mekong River
Phetchabun Mountains
Phu Phan Mountains
climate monsoonal climate
tropical savanna climate
contains Khorat Basin
linked to: Khorat Plateau

Sakon Nakhon Basin
country Thailand
dominantRockType mudstone
sandstone
siltstone
drainedBy Chi River
Mekong River
Mun River
economicActivity commercial agriculture
subsistence agriculture
elevation 90–200 metres
geologicalAge Mesozoic
linked to: Mesozoic Era
hasGeologicalFeature Khorat Group sedimentary rocks
hasPaleontologicalSignificance dinosaur fossils
early mammal fossils
highestElevation about 250 metres
knownFor agricultural landscapes
locatedIn Isan region
linked to: Isan

Northeastern Thailand
majorCrop cassava
rice
rubber
sugarcane
namedAfter Nakhon Ratchasima
partOf Mekong River basin
linked to: Mekong River

Southeast Asia
soilCharacteristic low fertility
soilType sandy soils
subjectTo seasonal drought
seasonal flooding

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Korat, Thailand isPartOf Khorat Plateau
Korat, Thailand locatedOn Khorat Plateau
Mun River regionDrained Isan Plateau
linked to: Khorat Plateau
Nakhon Ratchasima historicalRegion Khorat Plateau
Northeastern Thailand hasLandscape Khorat Plateau
Khorat Plateau alsoKnownAs Korat Plateau
linked to: Khorat Plateau
Khorat Plateau contains Khorat Basin
linked to: Khorat Plateau
Khoratpithecus typeLocality Khorat Plateau
Sisaket Province locatedOn Khorat Plateau
Ubon Ratchathani geographicFeature Khorat Plateau
Chi River drainageBasin Khorat Plateau
Chi River locatedOn Khorat Plateau
Nong Khai Province locatedOn Khorat Plateau
Isan people associatedWith Khorat Plateau
Chaiyaphum locatedOn Khorat Plateau
Phu Phan Mountains locatedOn Khorat Plateau
Phu Phan Mountains separates northern Khorat Plateau
linked to: Khorat Plateau
Phu Phan Mountains separates southern Khorat Plateau
linked to: Khorat Plateau
Phu Phan Mountains geologicalSetting Khorat Plateau
Bueng Kan locatedInGeographicalFeature Khorat Plateau
Dong Phayayen Mountains runsBetween Khorat Plateau
Sakon Nakhon Basin locatedIn Khorat Plateau
Sakon Nakhon Basin partOf Khorat Plateau