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 (4)

Label Occurrences
Khorat Plateau canonical 4
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 (7)

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