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.
Albedo is the proportion of insolation that is reflected back by the surface. It depends upon the nature of the surface upon which the solar radiation is incident and the angle of incidence of the solar beam.