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Tonle SapLake, western Cambodia. The largest freshwater body in mainland Southeast Asia, it receives several tributaries as well as the floodwaters of the Mekong River. During the rainy season its area increases from 1,000 sq mi (2,600 sq km) to about 9,500 sq mi (25,000 sq km). At low water it is little more than a reed-infested swamp, with channels for fishing craft. A large carp-breeding and carp-harvesting industry there supports numerous floating fishing villages. The ruins of Angkor lie near its northwestern shore. Tonle Sap a lake in W central Cambodia, linked with the Mekong River by the Tonle Sap River. Area: (dry season) about 2600 sq. km (1000 sq. miles); (rainy season) about 10 000 sq. km (3860 sq. miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As the Golden Sea 5 scoots up the Tonle Sap from Phnom Penh, the graceful roofs of houses on stilts and Buddhist temples peep above the palm groves. Thirty-five Vietnamese-speaking fishermen, women and children on Tonle Sap Lake near the provincial capital of Siem Reap were killed and 24 others injured on 10 March when an unidentified armed group attacked a floating village with AK-47 rifles, machine guns and rocket launchers, an UNTAC spokesman said on 16 March. The onshore block covers approximately 1,500 square kilometers in the northwest corner of Tonle Sap Basin. |
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