Burma (Country of southern Asia)

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

a country of southern Asia, bounded on the N. by Assam and Tibet, by on the E. by Chinese territory and Siam, elsewhere mainly by the Bay of Bengal; area, about 230,000 square miles. It is traversed by great mountain ranges branching off from those of northern India and running parallel to each other southward to the sea. Between these ranges and in the plains or valleys here situated the four great rivers of Burma - the Irrawaddy, its tributary the Chindwin, the Sittang, and the Salwen-flow in a southerly direction to the sea, watering the rich alluvial tracts of Lower Burma, and having at their mouths all the great seaports of the ( KYAILTEYO PAGODA, BURMA country-Rangoon, Bassein, Moulmein, Akyab, etc. The Irrawaddy is of great value as a highway of communication and traffic, being navigable beyond Bhamo, near the Chinese frontier, or C 95° B A 90。 T Tha-kang D MB Chomto Nizam Dong L. Mandum Ghat ப Khongmalong H Mt.Chamalhari 23,920 BHUTANI Tezpuro M Makum Jo Maku Sadiya Chona Jong Mt.Daphapum Talap PUNAKHA Tawana R 15,010 Tasgong Taklung Jong Dibrugarb Nmai-Kha Malikha Chaukon Lakhimpur patkal Hills SIKKIM Pardo BH Pass Jaipur Khallak Watan Gohpur R Biswanath Sibsagar Darjiling Bijn Barpeta Hajo Brahmaputra Jorhat Kantao Diwangiri 8 Pasi 1 Mawun Lumtona o Gerua Jalpaiguri Kapa R Golaghat Maingkwan Baka Sidli Ba Joypu Dimapur Wokha 0 • Nowgong Ningsun (Kuch Beharo Thekadaung Gauhati Dobaka Nimpa Jade Mines Marapoon Goalpara- Adalara Jirang Jirang Dimlah Dhubril Tuku Pum Shillong Lunding Malin Myitkyina 11,192 Rangpur Kohima Salwin 6 Jatrapur Jowai Dumchara Nong-stain Shwedwin Mogaung Talaw Dinaipur Tura R. Cherra Punji Ukrul o Nurgapuro? Hilli Maingwe Sinbo Sylhet Silchar 25 Nasirabad Manipur Mansi Moda Bogra Tamphilat Tsav Bhamo Habiganj Kuendwin Katha Surma Sultanpur Shwegu Muong Mâu Tangail Ganges Wuntho Muong Si ha Namkham Rindat Pabna Sajjuk Brahmanbaria Dacca Agartala Tigyaing Hsein Pintha Tipperah Comilla N E Re Mansak UPPER I Taridpur Chandn Tiddim Pur Laksham Savanga Momeit Kalemyo Krishnagar Lashio Mukadau Tangon Lungleh Jessar Madaripore Sudharam Mirsarai Mogok Hsipaw Lom Yeu Hugli Khulna Gokteik NORTHERN Mingin Shwelo 0 b Na Lawt A 12 Barisal Haka CALCUTTA Mayanyo Alor againg O Mansani Chittagong Blue Mt. MANDALAY 5600 Monywa Satkoonca BURM. MA Khungchu KUTABDIA Hugl Mouths of the Ganges SHAN Maskhal Ramoa Myingyan Victoria Pakokku Takao Lawk Sawk YauoPagan Meiktila Toungyi Palekwa Legya Muong Mt. Elephant Pt. Muong abyMt. Popa Veowah That Stedman Muong Nai Kul Mungdu Thazi 4851 YamethinOUTHERN SHAHPUR Toungd wen Muong Pan ST. MARTIN IS Salin Mrohaung Rassedong Samka Mawkmal Aracan Minbudo Magwe Akyab Talak An Minchla Pyinmana WEST BORONGO 20 Taindah M.Ngai To Meaday- Hunter Combermere Yvathit B Swang-ngu Thayet- Kyauk-pyn Tay myo Kiangmal Prome RAMRI I. Pazaung Cheduba Mt.Intanon Shwedaung Mt. Sawsiso Taungup CHEDUBA 8628 Malulong Maju Lakhon Paungdeh S Sandoway Kyongin Papun MaHaut Letpadan Deikuo Shwegy Kintalee Tharawadio M.Tun Zi-gon Gon Hanzada Pegu Sutang Na 3 Thaton Nyaung-aun nheng Kyaung-tac Martaba Trawan Y A B RANGOON Maulmain Bassein Thong wa Gulf of Martaban Myaung-mya Altaran BILUGYUN Amherst Dalhousie Phya pon of the Irawadi Mt.MM.Pak 5292 Nearais Kyonglong Mouths of Ye Preparis North Channei DELPHIN NOSE 15 Conpo *PREPARIS I. Heanzay B PTS F 0 Preparis South Channel 2. Mats MO MOSCOS IS. Tavoy Mt. TABLE I.. GR. COCO 05042 PA LIT. COCO, Coco Channel C.Tavoy LANDFALL 1. Myeng - mo - let - khat NARCONDAM S 6987 Saddle PkPt. Cornwallis Peenbo TAVOY NORTH ANDAMAN CABOOSAD L A G N E B TENASSERIM 1.0 ELPHINSTONE, Mergui MIDDLE ANDAMAN Pt. Andaman KINGS Z 4 BARREN I. MERGUI KISSERAIN (Gt. Brit.) NDAMA BENTINCKS 1 SOUTH ANDAMAN ARCH. DOMEL Lenya Pt. Blair OWEN RUTLAND Duncan Str. CLARAD SULLIVAN Pakchan LIT. ANDAMAN LOUGHBOROUGH HECKFORD BK. A Ten Degree Strait BIRDSNEST IS. 10 CHANCE 1.৫ 2 PA-TONG. Kopah Inle KAR NIKOBAR Paklan BATTI MALVE SAYER IS. SUB. TEL. TILLANGSHONG Takuatung O PUKET, SALANG TERESSA CAMORTA TO MADRAS Puket NANKAURI KATCHALL Sombrero Str. (Gt. Brito) 7 R LIT.NIKOBAR 5 GREAT NIKOBAR s. INDIAN OCEAN Bengalen Str. -Diamond Pt. Achi (Kota Radja S Samalanga 5° M SCALE OF STATUTE MILES Meulaboh 300 200 A 100 50 Medan SCALE OF KILOMETERS 6 500 400 300 200 100 Tarumun Important towns are shown in heavy face type SIMEULU BANJAK IS. o Sub. Tel. ・セーターターキ Railways C 95° B 105° D 100° Yangtse R Lei-pe Dichu