Songkhla Lake

Songkhla Lake is a vast coastal lagoon on the eastern Malay Peninsula, separated from the Gulf of Siam by a long sandbar. Its interconnected waters range from fresh in the northern reaches to brackish near the sea. Fishing communities and old towns grew around its shores, using channels that join the lake to the gulf. Phatthalung, Sathing Phra and Singgora each drew on the lagoon's waters and its access to maritime routes.