Great Tenasserim River
river, Myanmar
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The Great Tenasserim River is a river located in the Tenasserim region of southeastern Myanmar, flowing south into the Andaman Sea. This region is a narrow coastal strip bordered by Thailand to the east and the Andaman Sea to the west. The Tenasserim Range dominates the landscape, and the Great Tenasserim River bisects it. The river valleys, particularly near Tavoy, are important for paddy rice cultivation. The Tenasserim plains to the north are drained by other short, rapid rivers that flow into the Gulf of Martaban.1
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