The Cardamom Mountains and Elephant Mountains form a rugged barrier along the coast, effectively separating the interior from the Gulf of Thailand.
The heart of the map is the Tonle Sap Basin, a vast depression that expands and contracts seasonally. Topographically, this region is exceptionally flat, with minute elevation changes. During the monsoon season, the topography allows the Tonle Sap River to reverse its flow, swelling the lake from roughly 2,600 square kilometers to over 16,000 square kilometers. Contour lines on a map of this region are widely spaced, indicating the gentle gradient essential for the country's extensive wet-rice cultivation. topographic map of cambodia
: Around -10 ft (-3 m) at the Gulf of Thailand. The Cardamom Mountains and Elephant Mountains form a
Located in the southwest, these rugged blocks contain Cambodia’s highest peak, Phnom Aural , rising to 1,813 meters. This area remained one of the most remote and thinly populated parts of the country for centuries. During the monsoon season, the topography allows the
These are the thin brown lines winding across the map.