Geography of Myanmar - wikipedia Geography of Myanmar Geography of Myanmar Continent Asia Region Southeast Asia Coordinates 22 ° 00 ′ N 98 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 22.000 ° N 98.000 ° E ﻿ / 22.000 ; 98.000 Coordinates : 22 ° 00 ′ N 98 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 22.000 ° N 98.000 ° E ﻿ / 22.000 ; 98.000 Area Ranked 40th Total 676,578 km ( 261,228 sq mi ) Land 96.94 % Water 3.06 % Coastline 1,930 km ( 1,200 mi ) Borders Total land borders : 6,522 km ( 4,053 mi ) Bangladesh : 271 km ( 168 mi ) People 's Republic of China : 2,129 km ( 1,323 mi ) India : 1,468 km ( 912 mi ) Laos 238 km ( 148 mi ) Thailand : 2,416 km ( 1,501 mi ) Highest point Hkakabo Razi 5881 m ( 19,294.62 ft ) Lowest point Andaman Sea 0 m ( 0 ft ) ( sea level ) Longest river Ayeyarwady River Largest lake Indawgyi Lake Myanmar ( Burma ) map of Köppen climate classification. Hundreds of active fires burning across the hills and valleys of Myanmar Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam ( labelled with red dots ). Myanmar ( also known as Burma ) is the northwestern-most country of mainland Southeast Asia, bordering China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Laos. It lies along the Indian and Eurasian Plates, to the southeast of the Himalayas. To its west is the Bay of Bengal and to its south is the Andaman Sea. It is strategically located near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes. Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundaries 1.2 Coastline 2 Climate 3 Mountains 3.1 Main peaks 4 Rivers 5 Maritime claims 5.1 Islands 6 Land use and natural resources 7 Natural hazards 8 Environment 8.1 Environment - international agreements 9 See also 10 References 11 External links Boundaries Boundaries Total Land Border Length : 6,522 kilometres ( 4,053 mi ) Total Land Area : 676,578 square kilometres ( 261,228 sq mi ) Border Countries : Bangladesh : 271 kilometres ( 168 mi ), India : 1,468 kilometres ( 912 mi ), China : 2,129 kilometres ( 1,323 mi ), Laos : 238 kilometres ( 148 mi ), Thailand : 2,416 kilometres ( 1,501 mi ) Coastline Total : 1,930 kilometres ( 1,200 mi ) Total water area : 23,070 square kilometres ( 8,910 sq mi ) Climate See also : Climate Tropical monsoon in the lowlands below 2,000 m ( 6,562 ft ) ; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers ( southwest monsoon, June to September ) ; less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter ( northeast monsoon, December to April ). Climate varies in the highlands depending on elevation ; subtropical temperate climate at around 2,500 m ( 8,202 ft ), temperate at 3,000 m ( 9,843 ft ), cool, alpine at 3,500 m ( 11,483 ft ) and above the alpine zone, cold, harsh tundra and Arctic climate. The higher elevations are subject to heavy snowfall, especially in the North, and bad weather. Mountains Myanmar is characterised by its central lowlands with the Sittaung Valley and Chindwin Valley and the small mountain ranges of Zeebyu Taungdan, Min - wun Taungdan, Hman - kin Taungdan and Gangaw Taungdan as well as the Bago Yoma ( Pegu Range ), a relatively low mountain chain between the Irrawaddy and the Sittaung River in central Myanmar. The Central Valley Region is limited by steep, rugged highlands in the North, where ranges at the southern end of the Hengduan System form the border between Myanmar and China. Hkakabo Razi, the country 's highest point at 5,881 m ( 19,295 ft ), is located at the northern end of the country. This mountain is part of a series of parallel ranges that run from the foothills of the Himalaya through the border areas with Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram. The Arakan Mountains in the west run from Manipur into western Myanmar southwards through Rakhine State almost to Cape Negrais in the shores of the Bay of Bengal. The Arakan Range includes the Naga Hills, the Chin Hills, and the Patkai range which includes the Lushai Hills. In Eastern Myanmar the highest point of the Shan Hills is 2,563 m high Loi Pangnao, one of the ultra prominent peaks of Southeast Asia. The Shan Hills form, together with the Karen Hills, Dawna Range and Tenasserim Hills, a natural border with Thailand as well as the Kayah - Karen / Tenasserim moist forests ecoregion which is included in the Global 200 list of ecoregions identified by the World Wildlife Fund ( WWF ) as priorities for conservation. Southern Myanmar consists largely of the western slopes of the Bilauktaung, the highest part of the Tenasserim Range, which extends southwards forming the central range of the Malay Peninsula. Main peaks See also : List of mountains in Myanmar Hkakabo Razi, 5,881 m Gamlang Razi, 5,870 m Saramati, 3,826 m Hkaru Bum, 3,677 m Bumhpa Bum, 3,411 m Hkangri Bum, 3,388 m Shan - ngaw Bum ( Shan - ngaw Range ), 3,328 m Langhtam Razi, 3,221 m Nin - gun Bum, 3,162 m Mol Len, 3,088 m Abawm Bum, 3,082 m Sahton Bum, 3,069 m Nat Ma Taung ( Mount Victoria ), 3,053 m Kahtaung Bam, 2,890 m Hkawk Bam, 2,822 m Wapawnaung Bum, 2,769 m Kanikana Bum, 2,742 m Kennedy Peak ( Myanmar ), 2,703 m Sapa Bum, 2,702 m Sangpang Bum, 2,692 m Longadang Bum, 2,680 m Tamihkat Razi, 2,678 m Loi Leng, 2,673 m Mong Ling Shan, 2,641 m Nattaung, 2,623 m Hkamon Bum, 2,566 m Loi Pangnao, 2,563 m Shingrup Bum, 2,555 m Senam Bum, 2,543 m Point 2519, 2,519 m Zungon Razi, 2,510 m Kayunghang Bum, 2,495 m Nakthar Razi, 2,353 m Noi Hkam, 2,244 m Kakma Bum, 2,225 m Tanghku Bum, 2,150 m Loi Lan, 2,131 m Chikachi Bum, 2,128 m Mela Taung, 2,080 m Myinmoletkat Taung, 2,072 m Mulayit Taung, 2,005 m Loi Hkilek, 1,973 m Nawnghoi, 1,936 m Mawhpung Bum, 1,874 m Loi Un-awm, 1,816 m Naupau Pum, 1,767 m Sharong Bum, 1,703 m Mount Popa, 1,518 m Mount Kyaiktiyo, 1,075 m Saka Haphong, 1,052 m Zwekabin Taung ( Zwegabin Hill ), 343 m Kwooprai Taung ( Kwooprai Hill ), 198 m Rivers The Irrawaddy, the main river of Burma, flows from north to south through the Central Burma Basin and ends in a wide delta. The Mekong runs from the Tibetan Plateau through China 's Yunnan province and northeastern Burma into Laos. In the east the Salween and the Sittaung River run along the western side of the Shan Hills and the northern end of the Dawna Range. In the narrow southeastern part of Burma, the Ye, Heinze, Dawei ( Tavoy ), Great Tenasserim ( Tanintharyi ) and the Lenya rivers are relatively short and flow into the Andaman Sea. Further south the Kraburi River forms the southern border between Thailand and Burma. Maritime claims contiguous zone : 24 nmi ( 27.6 mi ; 44.4 km ) continental shelf : 200 nmi ( 230.2 mi ; 370.4 km ) or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone : 200 nmi ( 230.2 mi ; 370.4 km ) Islands Apaw - ye Kyun Calventuras Islands Cheduba Island Coco Islands Kaingthaung Island Kalegauk Island Kokunye Kyun Kyungyi Island Moscos Islands Myingun Island Nantha Kyun Preparis Ramree Island Unguan Wa Kyun Zalat Taung Mergui Archipelago Auriol Island Bentinck Kyun Christie Island, the southernmost island of the group Kadan Kyun, the largest island of the archipelago Lanbi Kyun Letsok - aw Kyun Mali Kyun, the northernmost island of the group Saganthit Kyun Than Kyun Thayawthadangyi Zadetkyi Land Use and natural resources Natural resources in Myanmar are petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, and hydropower. Arable land 16.56 % Permanent crops 2.25 % Other land 81.20 % ( 2012 ) Irrigated land 21,100 km2 ( 2004 ) Total renewable water resources : 1,168 km ( 280 cu mi ) ( 2011 ) Freshwater withdrawal, total ( domestic / industrial / agricultural ) 33.23 km / a ( 7.97 cu mi / a ) ( 10 % / 1 % / 89 % ) Freshwater withdrawal, per capita 728.6 km / a ( 175 cu mi / a ) ( 2005 ) Natural hazards Destructive earthquakes and cyclones ; flooding and landslides common during rainy season ( June to September ) ; periodic droughts Environment Deforestation ; industrial pollution of air, soil, and water ; inadequate sanitation and water treatment contribute to disease Environment - international agreements party to : Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94 signed, but not ratified : none of the selected agreements See also List of rivers of Myanmar List of volcanoes in Myanmar List of ecoregions in Myanmar Zomia ( geography ) References Jump up ^ `` The World Factbook -- Central Intelligence Agency ''. www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 03. Jump up ^ Myanmar in brief Jump up ^ `` Rakhine Mountains '' Encyclopædia Britannica Jump up ^ Loi Pangnao ( mountain ) - Region : Shan State, Myanmar Jump up ^ Peaklist - Burma and Eastern India Jump up ^ Kayah Karen Tenasserim Ecoregion Archived 26 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Tenasserim - South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests ''. Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Jump up ^ An Introduction to Burma ( Myanmar ) Jump up ^ Avijit Gupta, The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia, Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 978 - 0 - 19 - 924802 - 5 This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook website https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html. 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