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]