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Malay Peninsula

Range Type	Peninsula
Highest Point	Gunung Tahan (2187 m/7175 ft)
Countries	Malaysia (49%), Thailand (36%), Myanmar (15%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Pahang (13%), Negeri Perak (8%), Negeri Johor (7%), Kelantan (6%), Terengganu (5%), Kedah (3%), Selangor (3%), Negeri Sembilan (2%), Negeri Melaka (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	271,087 sq km / 104,667 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,579 km / 981 mi North-South 1,211 km / 752 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	8° 13' N; 99° 30' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Malay Peninsula
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Malay Peninsula.

Southeast Asia	Level 2 (Parent)
Nagaland Hills	Level 3 (Sibling)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Level 3 (Sibling)
Shan-Western Thailand	Level 3 (Sibling)
Malay Peninsula	Level 3
Red-Mekong Area	Level 3 (Sibling)
Anammese Cordillera	Level 3 (Sibling)
Central Southeast Asia	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Malay Peninsula

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Gunung Tahan	2187	7175
2.	Gunung Korbu	2183	7162
3.	Gunung Yong Belar	2180	7152
4.	Gunung Chamah	2171	7123
5.	Gunung Irau	2110	6923
6.	Gunung Benom	2107	6913
7.	Myinmoletkat Taung	2072	6798
8.	Gunung Brinchang	2032	6667
9.	Gunung Bintang	1862	6109
10.	Khao Luang	1780	5840
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Malay Peninsula

Gunung Raya

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Gunung Raya, Langkawi, Malaysia, 881 (2019-02-08). Photo by Igor Ilyin.
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Bukit Timah

Bukit Timah, meaning "tin hill" in Bahasa Melayu, the highest peak in the city-state of Singapore. About 3 km from the MRT station of Bukit Batok, it is one of the few country highpoints that can be accessed via metro (2014-05-13). Photo by Andrew Rankine.
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