Bodies of Water

Gulf of Martaban

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Geography Atlas. "Gulf of Martaban." Accessed September 6, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/bodies-of-water/gulf-of-martaban.

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Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Gulf of Martaban. Retrieved September 6, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/bodies-of-water/gulf-of-martaban

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@misc{geographyatlas-gulf-of-martaban,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Gulf of Martaban},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/bodies-of-water/gulf-of-martaban},
  note = {Accessed September 6, 2026}
}

An inlet of the Andaman Sea on Myanmar's southern coast, where the Sittaung and Salween rivers reach the sea. Its extreme tidal bore, among the largest in the world, has long made it hazardous to shipping.

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