Thai Canal

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf proposed canal
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Kra Canal
gptkbp:concerns environmental impact
national security
regional geopolitics
gptkbp:debatedBy Japanese government
international investors
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thai Canal
gptkbp:location gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:potentialEconomicImpact shorten shipping route between Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:potentialLength approximately 100 km
gptkbp:potentialStrategicImpact bypass Strait of Malacca
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Kra_Isthmus
17th century
gptkbp:purpose to connect the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Panama_Canal
gptkb:Suez_Canal
gptkb:Strait_of_Malacca
gptkbp:status not constructed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gruber_Canal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6