Tonle Sap

Angkor Thom Angkor Wat Killing fields Markets Preah Vihear Tonle Sap

Tonle Sap

 

dwelling in the lake

Tônlé Sap, shallow lake, western Cambodia. The largest lake of Southeast Asia, it is fed by numerous streams; it drains by the Tônlé Sab River southeast to the Mekong River. 

 

flooding creates undefined shore line

During the wet monsoon season of June to November, the high waters of the Mekong River reverse the flow of the Tônlé Sab River and increase the size of the lake from 2600 to 10,400 sq km (about 1000 to 4020 sq mi). Fishing is important on the lake.

 

people live on the lake

 

 

local transport

 

 

stork?

 

boats to get goods around

 

taxi? or Police?

 

house on the lake

 

remnant of UN policing of this area

 

kids

 

household

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Angkor Thom Angkor Wat Killing fields Markets Preah Vihear Tonle Sap

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