Titiwangsa Mountains | |
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Banjaran Titiwangsa/Besar (Malay) ทิวเขาสันกาลาคีรี (Thai) 蒂迪旺沙山脉 (Chinese) 蒂迪旺沙山脈 (Chinese) திதிவாங்சா மலைத்தொடர் (Tamil) | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Gunung Korbu |
Elevation | 2,183 m (7,162 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 480 km (300 mi) NW/SE |
Width | 120 km (75 mi) NE/SW |
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Range coordinates | 5°58′12″N 101°19′37″E / 5.9699°N 101.3269°E |
Parent range | Tenasserim Hills |
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The Titiwangsa Mountains (Malay: Banjaran Titiwangsa; Jawi: بنجرن تيتيوڠسا, pronounced [ˈband͡ʒaˈran titiwaŋˈsa]), also known as Banjaran Besar (lit. 'main range') by locals, is the chain of mountains that forms the backbone of the Malay Peninsula. The northern section of the range is in southern Thailand, where it is known as the Sankalakhiri Range (Thai: ทิวเขาสันกาลาคีรี; RTGS: Thio Khao Sankalakhiri; pronounced [tʰīw kʰǎw sǎn.kāːlāːkʰīːrīː]).
The mountain range acts as a natural divider, dividing Peninsular Malaysia, as well as southernmost Thailand, into east and west coast regions. It also serves as a drainage divide of some major rivers of Peninsular Malaysia such as the Pahang, Perak, Kelantan, Klang and Muar. The length of mountain range is about 480 km from north to south.