Camau Peninsula - Camau Peninsula (English spelling)

Japanese: カマウ半島 - カマウはんとう（英語表記）Camau Peninsula

This region occupies the southwestern part of the Mekong Delta at the southern tip of Vietnam. It can be roughly considered to be west of a line connecting La Chi Gia on the Gulf of Siam and Binh Loi in the southern part of the delta. The Mekong Delta is subject to significant alluvial activity, with the delta now 350 km wide and growing at a rate of 60-80 m per year. Most of the Ca Mau Peninsula is below 2 m above sea level, and Ca Mau Cape at the southwestern tip is low and covered with trees, with shallow waters around the cape, so the Sailing Directions states that "ships going around the cape should be at least 12 nautical miles away."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ベトナム南端，メコン川デルタの南西部を占める地方。だいたいシャム湾に臨むラチジャーとデルタ南部のビンロイを結んだ線以西とみてよい。メコン･デルタの沖積作用は著しく，デルタの幅も350kmに及び，毎年60～80mの割合で伸長している。カマウ半島も大部分標高2m以下で，南西端のカマウ岬も土地が低く，樹木に覆われ，岬の周囲には浅瀬があるので，〈岬を回る船舶は少なくとも12海里以上これから離れよ〉と水路誌にある。

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