Tonle Sap

American

[ton-ley sahp] / ˈtɒn leɪ ˌsɑp /

noun

a lake in W Cambodia, draining into the Mekong River.

Tonle Sap British

/ ˈtɒnlɪ ˈsæp /

noun

a lake in W central Cambodia, linked with the Mekong River by the Tonle Sap River . Area: (dry season) about 2600 sq km (1000 sq miles); (rainy season) about 10 000 sq km (3860 sq miles)

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Tonle Sap

Southeast Asia’s largest lake, Tonle Sap is situated 125 miles west of Lower Sesan 2.

From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2017

The size of Tonle Sap is dictated by the seasons.

From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2017

In October, the water level in the vast Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia, which feeds into the Mekong River, was perilously low.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2016

Did you know that in Cambodia the start of the rainy season brings the overflowing of the Tonle Sap tributary of the Mekong River, which is actually a good thing?

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2010

The buildings are narrow, closely built, as the city’s perimeter is longer than it is wide, stretching two miles along the Tonle Sap River.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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