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Khao Nom Sao (เขานมสาว), " female breast mountain", is a land feature located in Ranong Province,
Khao Nom Sao is the highest summit of a rugged mountain massif that stretches roughly from north to south in the Nam Tok Ngao National Park
/ref> Khao Daen and Khao Huai Siad, are other prominent peaks of the chain, which is part of the wider
Nam Tok Ngao National Park, Royal Forest Department
Geography of Ranong province Mountains of Thailand Tenasserim Hills
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
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Khao Nom Sao is the highest summit of a rugged mountain massif that stretches roughly from north to south in the Kra Isthmus
The Kra Isthmus (, ; ), also called the Isthmus of Kra in Thailand, is the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. The western part of the isthmus belongs to Ranong Province and the eastern part to Chumphon Province, both in Southern Thailan ...
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This mountain range represents an important catchment area for many rivers of the Ranong and Chumphon
Chumphon (, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in southern Thailand, capital of the Chumphon Province and Mueang Chumphon District. The city is about 463 kilometers (288 miles) from Bangkok. As of 2018 it had a population of around 33,600. The t ...
provinces, forming a natural border between both provinces./ref> Khao Daen and Khao Huai Siad, are other prominent peaks of the chain, which is part of the wider
Tenasserim Hills
The Tenasserim Hills or Tenasserim Range (, ; , , ; ) is the geographical name of a roughly 1,700 km long mountain chain, part of the Indo-Malayan mountain system in Southeast Asia.
Despite their relatively scant altitude these mo ...
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This mountain is included in the Namtok Ngao National Park Nam tok () is a Thai and Lao word meaning waterfall. It can refer to:
*Nam Tok Railway Station, terminus of the Burma Railway
*For waterfalls in Thailand see :Waterfalls of Thailand
In Thai and Lao cuisine, the term Nam tok is used for:
*Nam tok ( ...
(อุทยานแห่งชาติน้ำตกหงาว) and there are hiking trails that allow to enjoy the surrounding scenery.
See also
*Breast-shaped hill
Some breast-shaped hills are named "wikt:pap#Etymology 2, pap", an archaic word for the breast or nipple of a woman, particularly those with a small hilltop protuberance. Such anthropomorphic geographic features are found in different parts of t ...
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References
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Nam Tok Ngao National Park, Royal Forest Department
Geography of Ranong province Mountains of Thailand Tenasserim Hills