Warm ocean currents raise the temperature in cold areas while the cold currents decrease the temperature in warm ocean areas.The Labrador current which is a cold current, lowers the temperature near the north-east coast of North America.
The Isthmus of Kra is located in the Malay Peninsula. It lies between the Ranong and Chumphon provinces of Southern Thailand. It is bordered by the Gulf of Thailand in the east and the Andaman Sea in the west.