Kaingthaung Island Explained

Kaingthaung Island
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Coordinates:15.73°N 95.0438°W
Location:Andaman Sea, Myanmar
Area Km2:11.4
Country:Myanmar
Timezone1:MST (UTC+6:30)

Kaingthaung Island is an island in Myanmar. It is located in the Ayeyarwady Region, in the south-central part of the country, 500 km south of the capital Naypyidaw. The area is 11.4 square kilometers.[1]

There is a major settlement on the northeastern part of the island, and several smaller ones on the rest. There is a pagoda by the island, which received damage during the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake.[2] There have also recently been issues with rising sea levels submerging the island and threatening its residents.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GeoNames.org. 2020-12-18. www.geonames.org.
  2. Satake. Kenji. Aung. Than Tin. Sawai. Yuki. Okamura. Yukinobu. Win. Kyaw Soe. Swe. Win. Swe. Chit. Swe. Tint Lwin. Tun. Soe Thura. Soe. Maung Maung. Oo. Thant Zin. February 2006. Tsunami heights and damage along the Myanmar coast from the December 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake. Earth, Planets and Space. en. 58. 2. 243–252. 10.1186/BF03353384. 1880-5981. free.
  3. Web site: REFORESTATION OFFERS HOPE FOR MYANMAR’S SINKING ISLAND RADIO FREE ASIA (RFA). 2020-12-18. Radio Free Asia. en-US. February 6, 2020.