A major peninsula located in Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Kra Peninsula and runs approximately north-south through the Kra Isthmus. The area is divided politically: the northwest is the extreme south part of Myanmar (Burma); the central region and northeast is the south part of Thailand; the south is the part of Malaysia called Peninsular Malaysia or West Malaysia (which should not be confused with the larger Malay Peninsula).
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Malay Peninsula
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malawi
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LanguaL curation note: US FDA 1995 Code: MW
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