Kyungyi Island
Kyungyi Island (Burmese: ကျွန်းကြီး) is an island in the Andaman Sea, right off the coast of Mon State, in the southern area of Burma.
Kyungyi
ကျွန်းကြီး | |
|---|---|
  Kyungyi | |
| Coordinates: 15°4′30″N 97°44′15″E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Mon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (Myanmar Standard Time) |
Geography
This 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) long island is located 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) from the shore. It has four conspicuous peaks covered with dense forest that rise to a maximum height of 163 metres (535 ft).
Kyungyi lies 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Nat Kyun and is the southernmost of a chain of small coastal islands that lie off the mouth of the Ye River.[1]
See also
References
- Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute By National Geospatial-intelligence Agency
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.