Kalegauk Island Explained

Kalegauk Island
Coordinates:15.5458°N 97.6542°W
Area Total Km2:13.5
Elevation M:159
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Label Position:left
Timezone1:Myanmar Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+6:30
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mon

Kalegauk Island is an island in Ye Township, Mon State, Burma (Myanmar). It is located in the Andaman Sea, from the coast of Mon State.

Geography

The island has a long shape with a length of over 10km (10miles) and a width of 1.61NaN1 in its widest area. In its northern part rises a 159m (522feet) high summit. Kalegauk Island is located 35km (22miles) to the NNW of the mouth of the Ye River.

Nearby islands

Small Cavendish Island lies 0.51NaN1 off the southern point of Kalegauk Island. It is a small bean-shaped islet only about 0.41NaN1 long, but it has a 97m (318feet) high summit.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute By National Geospatial-intelligence Agency