Kadan Kyun Explained
Kadan Kyun is the largest island in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar. Its area is . The highest point is French Bay Peak (767m (2,516feet)),[1] which is the highest point in the archipelago.[2]
Etymology
Under the British, the island was known as King Island,[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
12.5°N 120°W
Notes and References
- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/burma/txu-oclc-6924198-nd47-14.jpg "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Mergui, ND 47-14"
- Book: Bird, Eric C. F.. 2010. Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms. Springer Verlag. Netherlands. 1085. 978-1-4020-8638-0. Google Books.
- "King Island (Approved)", United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- "King's Island (Variant)", United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Klinkmüller, Volker et al. (2003) "Kadan Kyun (Kyunsu)" Myanmar DuMont-Reiseverlag, Ostfildern, Germany, page 471, in German
- http://www.maplandia.com/burma/tenasserim/mergui/gyindaungchaung/ "Gyindaungchaung Map — Satellite Images of Gyindaungchaung"
- http://www.maplandia.com/burma/tenasserim/mergui/kabingyaung/ "Kabingyaung Map — Satellite Images of Kabingyaung"
- http://www.maplandia.com/burma/tenasserim/mergui/kapa/ "Kapa Map — Satellite Images of Kapa"
- "Kyat-aw (Approved)", United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- http://www.maplandia.com/burma/tenasserim/mergui/mayanchaung-12-26-0-n-98-25-0-e/ "Mayanchaung Map — Satellite Images of Mayanchaung"
- http://www.maplandia.com/burma/tenasserim/mergui/tharawuntaungnge/ "Tharawuntaungnge Map — Satellite Images of Tharawuntaungnge"
- http://www.maplandia.com/burma/tenasserim/mergui/yemyitkyi-12-33-0-n-98-20-0-e/ "Yemyitkyi Map — Satellite Images of Yemyitkyi"
