Kadan Kyun

Kadan Kyun is the largest island in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar. Its area is 450 square kilometres (170 sq mi). The highest point is French Bay Peak (767 m (2,516 ft)),[1] which is the highest point in the archipelago.[2]

Kadan Kyun is located in Myanmar
Kadan Kyun
Kadan Kyun
Location of Kadan Kyun in Myanmar

Etymology

Under the British, the island was known as King Island,[1][3] King's Island,[4] and later as Kadan Island or Kadan Kyun, based on the local pronunciation.[5]

Communities

Among the communities on Kadan Island are Gyindaungchaung,[6] Kabingyaung,[7] Kapa,[8] Kyataw,[9] Mayanchaung,[10] Tharawuntaungnge[11] and Yemyitkyi.[12]

See also

Notes
  1. "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Mergui, ND 47-14" U.S. Army Map Service, August 1962
  2. Bird, Eric C. F. (2010). Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms. Netherlands: Springer Verlag. p. 1085. ISBN 978-1-4020-8638-0 – via Google Books.
  3. "King Island (Approved)" Kadan Kyun at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. "King's Island (Variant)" Kadan Kyun at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  5. Klinkmüller, Volker et al. (2003) "Kadan Kyun (Kyunsu)" Myanmar DuMont-Reiseverlag, Ostfildern, Germany, page 471 ISBN 3-7701-6147-5, in German
  6. "Gyindaungchaung Map — Satellite Images of Gyindaungchaung" Maplandia World Gazetteer
  7. "Kabingyaung Map — Satellite Images of Kabingyaung" Maplandia World Gazetteer
  8. "Kapa Map — Satellite Images of Kapa" Maplandia World Gazetteer
  9. "Kyat-aw (Approved)" Kadan Kyun at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  10. "Mayanchaung Map — Satellite Images of Mayanchaung" Maplandia World Gazetteer
  11. "Tharawuntaungnge Map — Satellite Images of Tharawuntaungnge" Maplandia World Gazetteer
  12. "Yemyitkyi Map — Satellite Images of Yemyitkyi" Maplandia World Gazetteer

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